Call Being Planned Between Biden and Macron to ‘Reaffirm’ Partnership: White House

Call Being Planned Between Biden and Macron to ‘Reaffirm’ Partnership: White House
French President Emmanuel Macron listens to U.S. President Joe Biden (on screen) speak during a virtual Earth Day Climate Summit, video conference call, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 22, 2021. Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images
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The White House says it is planning a call with French President Emmanuel Macron to, among other things, reaffirm the U.S. commitment to working with one its oldest allies, press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday.

This comes amid fallout from a new trilateral defense partnership between the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Australia. The deal announced last week includes plans to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for the Australian military and comes after Australia and France had already struck a $66 billion deal in 2016 for submarines.