Macron affirms from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: the archipelago is "French," "no discussion"
In response to a map published by Donald Trump covering North America with the American flag, the French president reaffirmed Saturday evening French sovereignty over the North American archipelago.
President Emmanuel Macron stated, Saturday, September 19, 2026 in the evening upon his arrival in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, that this territory located in the middle of the North Atlantic was "French" and "attached to France," according to remarks reported by RFI.
"It's obvious," "no discussion," stressed the head of state, in reply to a map published on social media by American president Donald Trump, which covers all of North America with the star-spangled American flag.
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity located off the Canadian coast, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The territory constitutes the last remnant of the French colonial empire in North America.
Emmanuel Macron's remarks, made during his visit to the archipelago, were directly aimed at Donald Trump's publication, though the exact content of this map and its context of dissemination were not further specified in the information available at this stage.
No official reaction from the White House to the French president's statement has been reported thus far.
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