Delivering a scathing address in the French Senate, senior lawmaker Claude Malhuret sharply criticised US President Donald Trump, accusing him of erratic leadership and fuelling global instability amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
Malhuret compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to the current conflict in the West Asia, describing both as wars ignited by “dangerous madmen”.
He mocked Trump's administration, calling it a “Court of Miracles” and invoked a Turkish proverb, saying, “When a clown settles in a palace, it is the palace that becomes a circus.”
Malhuret accused Trump of escalating military actions more aggressively than his predecessor and using global conflicts as distractions from domestic controversies, including the Epstein scandal.
He raised concerns about alleged conflicts of interest, claiming that Trump has repeatedly leveraged international situations for personal and financial gain.
Malhuret questioned the lack of a clear strategy in the ongoing West Asia conflict, saying, “There is no strategy,” and warned that the human and geopolitical costs of the war appear to have been treated as secondary considerations.
