India, Nov. 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration has had "a lot of problems with the French", suggesting issues with his counterpart in France, Emmanuel Macron, with whom he shares a 'bromance'.

In an interview with Fox News, the US president was asked about the enrolment of Chinese students at universities in the United States. Presenter Laura Ingraham said during the interview, "They're not the French, they're the Chinese. They spy on us. They steal our intellectual property."

However, what came as a surprise was when Trump abruptly cut in to respond, "Do you think the French are better, really? I will tell you, I'm not so sure." Notably, Trump has been entangled in a trade war with Beijing for the pa...