Biden blamed for French President Macron’s cozying as much as China

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted President Biden’s international coverage on Wednesday in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s current kowtow to China.

The Texas Republican known as Mr. Macron’s warning in opposition to Europe taking cues from the U.S. over Taiwan “stunning” and stated Mr. Biden shoulders the blame for driving the U.S.’ oldest ally into the arms of Chines President Xi Jinping.

“Even the left-wing leaders of Europe — whom Biden as assiduously courted (and obsequiously a—kissed) — are openly screwing the U.S.,” Mr. Cruz wrote on Twitter. “Serious Q: could Biden possibly have screwed up foreign policy more?”

Mr. Macron drew sharp backlash for his feedback made throughout a three-day go to to China amid souring relations between Washington and Beijing.

“The question we Europeans are asking ourselves is the following: Is it in our interest to accelerate when it comes to Taiwan? No,” the French president stated throughout an interview from China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou. “The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the U.S. rhythm and a Chinese overreaction.”

Mr. Macron warned that Europe dangers getting “caught up in crises that are not ours, which prevents it from building strategic autonomy.”

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the highest Republican on the Senate intelligence committee, took to Twitter quickly after the remarks had been printed to remind Europe that the U.S. is “spending a lot of taxpayer money on a European war.”

“If Macron speaks for all of Europe, and their position now is they’re not going to pick sides between the U.S. and China over Taiwan, maybe then we should not be taking sides either,” Mr. Rubio stated.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby sought to downplay Mr. Macron’s remarks on Monday, saying that the U.S. and France have “terrific bilateral cooperation.”