U.S. President Joe Biden had welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House to celebrate more than 200 years of U.S.-French relations but simmering in the background was a dispute over new American subsidies for U.S.-made products that have riled Europe.
Macron said the two nations needed to become brothers in arms once again in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and partners to protect democracies on both sides of the ocean.
Both leaders have had many meetings at international gatherings but this would be the most amount of time they have spent together.