Former President Donald Trump boasted that his supporters have “no idea” what he did in the White House before launching into a nonsensical claim involving one of America’s NATO allies at a campaign rally Wednesday in Georgia.
“I stopped wars with France,” the GOP presidential nominee said as some supporters in the crowd applauded him.
He continued, “France. You know the France story? They were gonna charge us, think of this, 25% to all Amer — I have to protect American companies whether we like ’em or not. Some of ’em I didn’t even like.”
The former president may have been referring to France’s 2019 plans to charge U.S. tech giants a 3% tax on revenue from digital services in its country.
Trump, at an Iowa rally earlier this year, claimed that France wanted to impose a “big” tax on American products when he was in office, so he threatened French President Emmanuel Macron with a 100% tax on “every bottle” of Champagne and wine coming into the U.S. from his country.
On Wednesday, the GOP nominee quickly shifted from his France war talk to continue his rambling.
“You know, Google is treating us much better, did you notice that? What happened to Google? They’re treating us much better. Very nice. I appreciate that very much,” Trump said.
He continued, “They say McDonald’s was one of the most-viewed things that they ever had. Can you believe, McDonald’s?”
The bizarre remarks come as Trump continues to face questions about his mental acuity on the campaign trail, where he’s lost his train of thought, rambled at rallies and slurred during his speeches.