Event Brief
Macron Blasts Social Media’s Free Speech Defense
Filed: Feb 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
Summary: Emmanuel Macron criticizes social media's free speech claims as 'bullshit', opposing Trump's foreign policy stance.
WHO: Emmanuel Macron
WHAT: Criticism of social media's free speech defense
WHEN: Feb 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
WHERE: France
WHY: To push back against a key foreign policy goal of Donald Trump
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