‘Submission’: Leader Of France Says Europe Gave In To Trump

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou slammed the European Union (EU) Monday for giving in to President Donald Trump in negotiating a new trade deal with the U.S.

Bayrou joined numerous French leaders from across the political spectrum, including right-wing National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, in condemning the EU for bowing to Trump’s demands, the PM said on X Monday. Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached a trade deal Sunday that settles on a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S., with Europe also pledging to make large purchases of American military equipment and energy; Trump previously threatened to institute 30% tariffs if Europe did not come to a deal.

“It is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, united to assert their values and defend their interests, resigns itself to submission,” Bayrou said on X according to a Politico translation.

Le Pen, who has expressed fondness for Trump in the past, slammed the deal as a “political, economic and moral fiasco,” according to EuroNews. Others inside Bayrou’s government panned the deal, with French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin telling French