President Donald Trump lit into French President Emmanuel Macron Monday night, accusing him of lying and grandstanding over claims that Trump left the G7 summit to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Trump, who cut short his appearance at the G7 summit in Canada, made one thing clear: he didn’t leave to play diplomat — he left to deal with war.
“Publicity-seeking President Emmanuel Macron… mistakenly said I left the G7 Summit to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He has no idea why I’m on my way to Washington, but it has nothing to do with a ceasefire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay tuned!”
The explosive post on Trump’s Truth Social account came hours after Macron told reporters that Trump was involved in a peace push, claiming, “an offer was made, especially to get a ceasefire.”
But Trump didn’t just deny it — he torched the entire premise.
“I’m looking for something better than a ceasefire,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “A real end — not a pause. I’m not in the mood to negotiate.”
Instead of playing peace broker, Trump doubled down on threats. He warned Iran to “talk before it’s too late,” praised Israeli airstrikes, and made clear that if Tehran was expecting diplomacy, it was in for a rude awakening.
This all comes as the Israel-Iran conflict spirals out of control. Now in its fifth day, the war has seen over 220 Iranians killed in relentless Israeli strikes and 24 deaths reported in Israel. On Tuesday, Israeli forces announced they had taken out another Iranian general, while Iranian missiles landed near Tel Aviv.
As bombs fell, Trump was wheels up — ditching the G7 early and refusing to sign onto any joint statement on the crisis. His early exit threw diplomatic efforts into disarray and left allies scrambling.
Macron tried to frame it as a behind-the-scenes peace play. Trump made sure the world knew: he’s not talking peace — he’s preparing for something bigger.
“Obvious reasons,” Trump said when asked why he left the summit. “Bigger things than photo ops and empty talk.”
Trump also dismissed congressional testimony from National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, who told lawmakers in March that U.S. spy agencies did not believe Iran was building a nuclear weapon.
“I don’t care what she said,” Trump said. “I think they were very close to having it.”
Behind closed doors, Israeli officials are lobbying the U.S. to join the fight — especially to hit Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Fordo, which only American firepower can reach. So far, Trump hasn’t committed troops, but his tone suggests the clock is ticking.
