Distinguished until 2025 in the United States for his attacks against Donald Trump or Elon Musk, Claude Malhuret has relapsed. His new charge at the Senate on March 25 crossed the Atlantic again, amplified by social networks and commented on in American political debate.
Once again, Claude Malhuret’s words crossed the Atlantic. On March 25, 2026, during a debate in the Senate, the elected official from Allier launched a virulent attack against Donald Trump and his administration, using sharp formulations. His remarks were widely shared on American social networks.
“A year ago, I told you it was Nero’s court, in reality it is the court of miracles,” said the senator, updating a comparison that went viral in 2025. In the same statement, he described a “dangerous madman” president and “the only elephant walking around with his own china shop”, denouncing what he considers chaotic governance.
Claude Malhuret also invoked a Turkish proverb to illustrate his criticism: “When a clown settles in a palace, he does not become king, it is the palace that becomes a circus.” This phrase circulated online, being shared and translated into English.
He “set fire to Trump”
In the United States, the sequence was notably amplified by the Facebook page Occupy Democrats, with 11 million followers, particularly followed in progressive circles. In a widely shared post, it highlights that the French senator “set fire to Trump” and his administration, quoting several excerpts from his speech. It also mentions some strong phrases: “Every time the Epstein case resurfaces, bombs explode somewhere in the world and create a diversion” or “Bomb more to earn more.”
The post also relays criticisms towards members of the American administration: “An anti-vaxxer, former hero-maniac as Minister of Health”, “A television presenter alcoholic as Minister of Defense” or “An admirer of Putin as Minister of National Security.” These formulations attributed to the senator were widely distributed among an American audience already familiar with his speeches.
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This digital relay contributes to maintaining an unexpected notoriety for Claude Malhuret across the Atlantic. Already in 2025, his speech comparing Washington to a “court of Nero” had accumulated millions of views. Now, each of his interventions is scrutinized, translated, and commented on.
This success is as much about substance as it is about form. The senator claims a taste for “punchlines”, in line with great Anglo-Saxon political figures. A direct style, unusual in a French parliamentary chamber, which finds a particular echo in the United States, where his speeches are seen as an external, free, and incisive look at the Trump presidency.
