Trump says suggestion of Europe building own military to protect itself from U.S. "very insulting"

PARIS, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump, who just arrived in Paris for WWI 100th anniversary commemorations, said Friday that French president Macron's suggestion of Europe building its own military to protect itself from U.S. and other nations "very insulting".

"President Macron of France has just suggested that Europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the U.S., China and Russia. Very insulting," Trump said in a tweet.

"But perhaps Europe should first pay its fair share of NATO, which the U.S. subsidizes greatly!" he tweeted.

Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Europe 1 that he wanted "a real European army" to protect the Europeans from the U.S. and other nations.