Hollande invites Trump to Disneyland Paris so he can understand ‘what France is’
French President Francois Hollande leaves aboard a car on February 27, 2017 in Chartres. (AFP PHOTO)


French President Francois Hollande mocked Donald Trump by inviting him to Disneyland Paris after his disparaging comments about the French capital and immigration policies in Europe.

Hollande did not mention Trump's name, but during a visit to the theme park he said: "I may send a special ticket to one of them, so that at least he comes to Euro Disney and understands what France is."

Trump gave a bombastic address to a conservative rally outside Washington Friday in which he defended his crackdown on immigrants and criticized long-time allies France, Sweden and Germany.

Singling out the French capital, which has suffered terror attacks by militants in recent years, he quoted a friend 'Jim' who refuses to visit the European city, saying "Paris is no longer Paris".

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo also responded Trump's remarks by tweeting a photo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse at the Eiffel Tower, following up with the hashtag #Donald&Jim in subsequent tweets pointing to a spike in American tourist figures this year.

"They are unfriendly comments," Hidalgo said Monday during a visit to Tokyo, adding: "As the president of France said, this is not something big countries say to each other."

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