Blinken swats away Trump bombast in France swan song [Video]

Signing off as America’s top diplomat, Antony Blinken was feted Wednesday by ally France — and forced to brush aside bombastic remarks by incoming president Donald Trump.

Blinken, on a farewell tour less than two weeks before Trump takes office, visited Paris where President Emmanuel Macron was presenting him with the Legion of Honor, France’s highest order of merit.

“I would like to tell you that you show the face of the America that we love,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told Blinken before the ceremony.

But as Blinken looked to highlight President Joe Biden’s efforts to nurture alliances, the secretary of state was asked to address threats by Trump against Greenland.

The president-elect has made clear his designs on oil-rich and strategically placed Greenland, an autonomous territory of European Union member Denmark, and refused to rule out military action.

Asked about the remarks at a news conference with Barrot, …