Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has pushed back at US President Donald Trump for insulting the City of Light in a speech.
Trump evoked his friend Jim, "a very, very substantial guy", in an address today at the Conservative political Action Conference. Jim used to be a regular visitor to Paris, Trump said, but hasn't made the trip in four or five years because "Paris is no longer Paris".
Hidalgo tweeted a photo of herself alongside Mickey Mouse and Minnie and said: "To Donald and his friend Jim, from the Eiffel Tower, we're celebrating the attractiveness of Paris with Mickey and Minnie."
In another tweet, with the hashtag #Donald&Jim, Hidalgo said American tourist reservations are up 30 per cent in 2017 so far compared to last year.
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