{"id":2626141,"date":"2026-07-07T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-report-macron-and-france-were-prepared-for-war-with-america-after-maduro-raid\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:22:17","slug":"shock-report-macron-and-france-were-prepared-for-war-with-america-after-maduro-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-report-macron-and-france-were-prepared-for-war-with-america-after-maduro-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock Report: Macron and France Were Prepared for &#8216;War&#8217; with America After Maduro Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshock-report-macron-and-france-were-prepared-for-war-with-america-after-maduro-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> that French President Emmanuel macron indicated France was prepared to engage in a &#8220;shooting war&#8221; with the United States earlier this year. This assertion is based on a Wall Street Journal report highlighting Macron&#8217;s reaction to U.S. military actions, including a precision strike in Venezuela that led to the arrest of former dictator Nicolas Maduro. Macron reportedly discussed potential conflicts over Greenland, a strategic Danish island, especially amid U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s expressed interest in acquiring it and the successful Maduro raid. European leaders convened an emergency meeting in Brussels to address deteriorating relations with the U.S., with Macron asserting that Europe could no longer rely on America for security. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-america-will-not-lift-sanctions-unless-iran-stops-enriching-uranium\/\" title=\"Biden: ... Will Not Lift Sanctions Unless Iran Stops Enriching Uranium\">european nations<\/a> are increasingly distancing themselves from U.S. technology and seeking to bolster their own technological and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">space capabilities<\/a> to reduce dependence on American firms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was willing to engage in a \u201cshooting war\u201d with the U.S. earlier this year, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/europe\/european-rupture-with-america-e3a9bb3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> this week that Macron made the decision earlier this year after American forces carried out a precision strike in Venezuela that led to the arrest of former dictator Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>The French president reportedly made comments about fighting Americans over Greenland, the desolate Danish island that could prove crucial to keeping non-NATO powers out of the North Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>With President Donald Trump expressing his desire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-rules-using-military-force-acquire-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to acquire the island<\/a> as a territory for the U.S., coupled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brave-us-military-operatives-captured-nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the success<\/a> of the raid to capture Maduro for drug crimes, Macron reportedly was prepared to fight one of his country\u2019s oldest allies \u2014 an ally that twice saved it from German aggression in the last century.<\/p>\n<p>In a report with multiple authors, the Journal reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>It was almost midnight in Brussels and the leaders of Europe were locked in their fifth hour of an emergency meeting with a single theme for discussion: how to manage a breakup with America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The new year was only three weeks old and President Trump, after removing Venezuela\u2019s autocratic strongman, had briefly threatened to seize Greenland from Denmark. Around a circular table in the European Council headquarters known as \u201cThe Space Egg,\u201d heads of government were venting so emotionally about the 47th president that some of the nearly 30 leaders present would later call the session \u201ctherapy night.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a room where no phones or recording devices were permitted, Macron reportedly said, \u201cWe are drawing a line here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Journal further reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Now, French soldiers were in Greenland, alongside Danish special forces equipped for a shooting war with America. The French president repeated an argument he\u2019d been pressing for years, with mounting urgency: that Europe\u2019s overreliance on America was a security risk. \u201cThere is no going back,\u201d he said. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other European leaders at the meeting are said to have grumbled that under Trump, the U.S. was operating differently than it had in previous decades.<\/p>\n<p>As opposed to protecting European interests without question and no matter the cost, American diplomats representing the Trump administration were seeking compensation and fair deals, which irked many in the room.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was not in the room, but was reportedly on the phone with several European leaders.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Carney \u201chad been regularly messaging Europe\u2019s major leaders using a British phone number from his time in London, trying to persuade them that \u2018the old America isn\u2019t coming back.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Journal, many European leaders have spent the months since the meeting encouraging one another to stop using American technology and services.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper stated:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthorities from France to the Netherlands are quietly removing American tech from their systems, adopting European open-source software and urging civil servants to no longer use Microsoft Teams or Office. 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