Macron says Australian PM Morrison lied to him

Scotty from marketing not having a good time.

A politician lying !? I don’t believe it

Macaroon just can’t keep his mouth shut; diplomacy doesn’t seem to be something he understands, the concept of least said soonest mended is unknown to him, Talleyrand would be deeply disappointed. His personal feelings obviously are more important than any considerations of the long term benefit to France or its allies.

He lives a lie, simply check out his church. Remember his comment, " climate change is in the hands of the lord"

AndyToday  08:39 am JST

He lives a lie, simply check out his church. Remember his comment, " climate change is in the hands of the lord"

iI he really said tben he should be reminded that the LORD gives us brains and wants us to use them. And Macaroon has a responsibility, part of that responsibility is handling the climate change issue.

Scotty lies for a living. Then again so does Macron. Neither should be surprised.

Scotty from Marketing should get back to marketing, where lying is an asset and being an ethical vacuum is essential.

Ouch. I worked in marketing for a time.

Not arguing with your point by the way.

The Liar From The Shire. He's been lying to the people of Australia for years. On the world stage he is irrelevant, but always seems to cast Australia in a bad light.

Whose care Macron? He will be gone by coming Election. No one like him in France. Macron was childish and go back to Mama.

Not arguing with your point either @BigYen 11:45pm but think perhaps the frequently used word you’re looking for was “useless”

- “he really believes in selling something worthless, i.e. himself.”-

Macaroon just can’t keep his mouth shut; diplomacy doesn’t seem to be something he understands, the concept of least said soonest mended is unknown to him, Talleyrand would be deeply disappointed. His personal feelings obviously are more important than any considerations of the long term benefit to France or its allies.

You do realise there is an election pretty soon in France?

Why would Macron let an issue wither when there are votes in it from the right that he needs to win...

Not to mention the fact, that he is correct. Scotty did indeed lie. You only have to look at the timeline to see that.

Also, the entire announcement about Aukus was staged to bat away increasingly vocal criticism of the submarine project in Australia, from all sides, Labor included, but particularly among his conservative base. It was a political announcement, again with an election here in Aus in mind no later than May next year.

In other words, its all politics. You only have to read analysis and reports from the U.S and the U.K to know there was no serious plan ready to go regarding the acquisition of nuclear subs. Its a work in progress.

Not arguing with your point either @BigYen 11:45pm but think perhaps the frequently used word you’re looking for was “useless”

Nope, BigYen was spot on.

I wouldn’t correct people with higher levels of literacy if I were you.

There is no leader of any nation that has never lied at some point to get there. Putin, Xi, Biden, Johnson, Macron, Morrison and everyone else. At some point telling a lie has given then the edge they needed at the time to get what or where they wanted to be. Politicians lie, they overstate the truth, they mislead and they withhold the truth as and when it suits them, their party and their country. It is a job requirement.

Have you seen his hand on Macron’s arm in the photos in today’s Australian media?

I do not like touchy feely politicians. Not a big fan of Morrison either but he is right when he says our defense comes before others business concerns. If he had of told Macron a year ago when he approached the US and UK about nuclear subs it would have gotten out to the press and pressure would have stopped it going ahead. He really did the only thing he could under the circumstances. It was never going to be a "win" with France.