Emmanuel Macron has suggested it would be “chic” if the US was a French -speaking country after a tongue-in-cheek comment King Charles aimed at Donald Trump during his visit to Washington. In a speech at a White House state dinner , the British monarch had joked on Tuesday evening that if it were not for the UK, the US would be speaking French. “You recently commented, Mr President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German,” he said. “Dare I say that if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French?” The King made the jibe during a White House state dinner (AFP/Getty) In a response on X, President Macron said: “That would be chic!” King Charles and Queen Camilla’s historic tour to the US was widely seen as an opportunity for the UK to begin repairing a fractured relationship with the Trump administration , following several attacks on British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer over the UK’s refusal to engage in the US war on Ira n.…