French President Emmanuel Macron (Image: Getty) Emmmanuel Macron issued a brisk four-word riposte after King Charles jokingly suggested the United States might be speaking French if history had taken a different turn. The exchange followed a light-hearted moment during a White House dinner, where the King drew laughter with a pointed remark aimed at Donald Trump’s earlier claim that, without American intervention in World War 2, Europeans would now be speaking “German and a little bit of Japanese”. Turning the argument on its head, Charles told assembled guests: “You recently stated, Mr President, that without the United States, European countries would speak German. Dare I say that without us, you would speak French?” The line landed well in the room, prompting laughter among dignitaries and quickly reverberating beyond Washington. Within hours, Mr Macron weighed in on social media, responding in English with a wry: “That would be chic!” Read more: Donald Trump insists King Charles ‘would have helped’ US with Iran Read more: King Charles ‘deeply concerned’ by Golders Green stabbing as statement issued The …