Claude Malhuret, the 75-year-old French senator from a little-known center-right party. In a now viral speech on Tuesday, Malhuret distilled the treachery of Trump’s about-face on Ukraine and issued a call to arms that has galvanized Europe and many in the U.S.
“Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service. This is a tragedy for the free world, but it’s first and foremost a tragedy for the United States.”
