i'm jake tapper in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and indeed around the world to cnn special live coverage of president trump's trip to paris, france. in a few minutes, trump and french president emmanuel macron will face reporters from both countries in a news conference and we'll see how much the russia scandal followed the president across the atlantic. and apair of interviews before he left washington, d.c., president trump defended his

oldest son, donald trump jr. and aga dismisseded "russia story" as a hoax made up by the democrats. which, of course, factually is not accurate. russia's interference in the u.s. election is established fact, at least as far as president trump's own intelligence community testified before congress and the possible collusion by his campaign team is a matter being investigated by the fbi. this is trump's second trip to europe in less than a week, helping the french celebrate bastille day, tomorrow, and mark the 100th anniversary of the u.s. entry in world world 1, despite suggestions around the president and indeed the president himself he might have preferred macron's challenger in the election, marine le pen. and steve bannon made a friendly overture about populist nationalism. and earlier trump and the first lady toured the military complex containing the tomb of napoleon

and tonight will dine as a michelin starred restaurant in the eiffel tower. he met with his host last night, macron who said he was also a part of election interference. and a white-knuckle hand shaib macron later called a moment of truth. cnn senior white house correspondent, jeff zeleny and manu raju on capitol hill. and bonjour. if one wanted to change the subject from russia investigations and what seems to have been a legislative paralysis as well as white house dysfunction reportedly, one could do worse than a splashy think to paris, i suppose? >> reporter: no question about that, jake. when the president accepted this

invitation, this was long before anyone knew about those e-mails. this was something in the works, but certainly offers a change of scenery. no question. and not sure it changes the subject. the reason is, russia, its meddling in elections, it's aggression in the region is something that transcends every country, indeed when a president, emmanuel macron said this morning he believes the russians meddled in his election as well. that is snag essentially makes this a local issue. when the president faces questions this hour from two french reporters and two u.s. reporters he is all but certain to be asked about this, but particularly the donald trump jr. situation. we've not yet heard of president address that on camera in any substantive way. look for him to certainly be asked that. we'll see if he answers those questions or not. beyond that, the imagery, so interesting here, going from

that handshake in brussels end of may to right now. we've seen, you know, a couple friendly pats on the back. it is still a mono-immano a man face-off between the two leaders. could not be more difference in policy and their age, other things, but they do have similar populist strains and the fact they're both new to government but the get the sense emmanuel macron wants to bring president trump in on his turf, on his stage here, and tomorrow when the bastille day parade is taking place, when president trump is watching for a couple hour, the french military proceed as well as some smalle . talking about syria and issues

that unite and align the interests of the u.s. and france, but, of course, so many other ones differ. the biggest of which is the paris climate accord. we don't know if that will come up at all, but president trump has taken so many jabs at paris. sort of a running commentary in the 2016 campaign and beyond saying paris is not what it yusd to bei stand with the voters of pittsburgh not paris, when, jake, president trump is now in paris and happy to be here given what it's going on in washington. >> yes. of course. in a recent pew global attitudes poll only 14% of the french people expressed trump would do the right thing in international affairs. not that he necessarily cares. manu raju, let me ask you. the russia investigation is continuing its pace. what's the latest on capitol hill? >> rear expecting a letter sent out by the senate judiciary committee as early as today asking for donald trump jr. to

testify before the panel as soon as next week. the top republican on the committee, the chairman, chuck grassley, and the top democrat on the committee, dianne feinstein, both told me today they want dronald trump jr. to testify before the plan aanel at ruling out subpoenas. >> reporter: what do you want to ask him or learn about? why the committee wants to question him? >> well, very much because our oversight of the justice department, and i think it's just -- it's raised a lot of questions, but the real way that i feel comfortable inviting him is ever since i've -- ever since president trump was elected, it seems like every conversation that has come from somebody in the family where there's been some sort of issue, they've seemed always to be very, very

open, and i just think that he would welcome the opportunity to say whatever he wants to say. now i -- >> reporter: would you get a subpoena? >> let's wait and see what he does for, from our letter. >> now, jake, why this is significant, it's the first time a republican chairman of a committee has formally invited donald trump jr. to come testify. at least publicly acknowledging that. i've asked senator richard burr, chairs the senate intelligence committee running its own inv t investigation and he would not comment about donald trump jr. and mike conway wouldn't comment but chuck grassley asserts himself in this issue and also for paul manafort to come before their panel. the former campaign chairman, also at that meeting that donald trump jr. was at with that russian lawyer. there's an interest in getting him before their panel next week, but, jake, uncertain if

that's going to happen quite yet, because grassley is trying to make sure it does not conflict with bob mueller's investigation, having those conversations right mnow. clearly, bringing big-name witnesses before and could be in a public setting if they agree to testify, jake. >> one should not underor understate, let's say, how big a deal this is for the republican chairman of the judiciary committee to be talking about calling witnesses before his committee. thank you both so much. the panel with us, cnn chief political correspondent dana bash and gloria borger and n nia-malika henderson and michael shear from the "new york times." start way quote from president trump talks to reuters telling reuters, the reporter, steve holland, he does not fault his son don junior for taking that meeting promised incriminating information on hillary clinton. president trump saying, "i think

many people would have held that meeting. you have to understand when that took place this was before russia fever. there was no russia fever back then. that was the beginning of the campaign more or less. no russia fever." it is factually true. i suppose that's true, although i'm not sure what that proves exactly, but this is not an everyday thing. we cover campaigns all the time. i've never heard of anything like this. >> completely right and besides the point. everything he said there. and the person who undermined that argument was his own fbi director nominee, chris ray, who said yesterday, under oath that it is not okay, and that if anybody got this kind of request, that they work on a campaign, in e should know from here on out, as they should have in trump tower, you got to call the fbi. it's not okay. not talking about run of the mill opposition research. we're talking about a foreign

government, a foreign adversary, reaching out wanting to give damaging information. that is by definition meddling in elections. >> an attempt to. >> attempt to, thank you. and agreeing to it, or at least being open to it is absolutely not okay. look, donald trump jr. clearly was not -- very new to politics. didn't, you know, understand that this was not okay. the fact that they didn't have the wherewithal to contact a lawyer to say was this weird? not weird? that's going to be probably one of the main things he'll be asked about at the hearing, whether it's in public or private with chuck grassley. bottom line, the president is understandably trying to defend his son because he felt his son was doing this only to help him, but it's not okay. >> gloria borger, donald trump jr. in march said this to the "new york times" when they was asked ifede ever met with any officials from the russian

government. "did i meet with people that are russian? i'm sure i did, but not that were set up. none i can think of at the moment and secertainly none i w representing the campaign in in way, shape or form." not true? >> no. >> false? >> false. not true. he also told you in an interview in july, i believe, that this is all ridiculous, and this is all made up by the -- >> 2016, yes. >> 2016, that this is made up by the democrats. now we know that that is demonstrably untrue, and while this may have been before russian fever, as the president pointed out, it isn't before laws were invented in this country to make sure that we don't have undo influence from foreign nations in our election system, and another thing i want to point out here is that donald trump jr. is going to have to explain to this committee why in his e-mail exchange he wasn't shocked, outraged, surprised?

why he was so casual about his response to his friend rob goldstein in this. i think it is -- it leads you to believe there may have been other conversations. there clearly, as we know, was a pre-existing relationship. did they talk on the phone? that's what the committee will try and flush out here. >> and nia-malika, let me ask you. kellyanne conway went on fox last night to knock down allegations of collusion. i'll ask you how effective you this this is. pulled a gallagher, a carrot top, and did it with -- with props. roll that tape. >> i just want to review, in case you run out of time. this is how i see it so far. this is to help all the people at hole. what's the conclusion? collusion? no. we don't have that yet. i see -- illusion and delusion. so just so we're clear, everyone, forwards, collusion,

no? illusion, delusion, yes. fun with words. saw sesame "word of the day" perhaps, shawn. >> i don't know what to say. >> shout-out to grover. probably the best thing about that. other than that, you know, i think it's clearly a work in progress. them trying to figure out how to respond to this. it's essentially from the top down. donald trump is insisting this is a democratic hoax. there's no their there. that's all they're left with and resorts to props. i don't think it's very effective. i think they've got to figure out how to respond to this. what is the messaging? but even, i think, aside from the messages, the matter of an investigation a legal investigation into what happened all of these many months. was there collusion between the trump campaign and russia? they can go on fox and be cute, have sort of illusion and collusion, and props all they want. it's not really going to help them in terms of the legal case

and the legal jeopardy they might be in. >> let me take a break here and go to france to cnn white house correspondent sara murray joining me now from elysees palace in paris. sara, a sense of what's going on in the room and how the trump team is handling everything. >> reporter: we're waiting for president trump and french president emmanuel macron to wrap up their bilateral meeting nbc that right now. where we expect them to deal with some of the media, the more substantial issues on this agenda. what to do in syria as well as counterterrorism efforts and after that joining us here in this room to take questions from the american and french press. two questions from the american press. two questions from the french press. originally slated to be outdoors but the weather isn't cooperating in paris and we've moved into this palatial room, awaiting them. obviously, this is the first time we'll be seeing president trump in front of the cameras, in front of a broader press corps and he's likely to face

questions about this meeting with donald trump jr. and this russian lawyer that occurred last summer. he has made some comments about the fact he does not blame his son for taking this meeting and other interviews, but interesting to do see if he's pressed more about credibility, why people should take his word, no collusion or take his word no other meetings when, in fact, we saw from a number of people in the trump administration saying no meetings whatsoever and jake, you've known, we've seen a drip, drip, drip of revelations that prove otherwise. >> drip, drip, drip, a term used by gowdy, a republican congressman from south carolina, a strong conservative, not known for criticizing the trump administration. thank you so much. michael, let me go to you, because don trump jr. was not the on person in the meeting. paul manafort, campaign chair, and jared kushner, who currently is a senior adviser to president trump were in that meeting.

house leader nancy pelosi called for jared kushner's security clearance to be revoked. here's how the white house is responding to critics who say jared kushner's security clearance should are revoked. >> part of that e-mail chain, knew what that meeting was about, knew what was promised, what do you say to democrats who say that jared kushner's security clearance should be revoked? >> once again, we don't discuss security clearances, but i think democrats are trying to play political games, and i think it's ridiculous. >> is there any concern of a top adviser of the president? >> did nothing wrong? no. >> is it possible at all that he could lose his security clearance, or could be any repercussion for attends this meeting? when you read the e-mail was very clear, billed at russian government, incriminating information on hillary. here's a russian government lawyer. let's have a meeting? >> i don't know what the specific procedures are for revoking somebody's security clearance. my sense is that these things

don't happen likely and the great likelihood is he will keep his. i do think, though, that the presence of those two folks, jared kushner and paul manafort in that meeting raises the stakes a lot higher than it would otherwise be for this white house. because -- because if it was just don junior, i say that in quotes. the son of the current president, but not in the white house currently. he didn't have a formalized role in the campaign. with the other two gentlemen, you have both of those things. one of the most senior advisers in the white house and the fellow who ran the campaign for a time. that raises the stakes connecting the dots directly to the president and the president's campaign and i think that's what raises those stakes legally and politically on this. >> the only reason we know the e-mails exist is because jared kushner's attorneys were going through his documents, his e-mails, to prepare for kushner to go up to the hill. he was the only guy that the

investigators on capitol hill wanted to talk to, not don junior, before they saw the e-ma e-mail. lawyers saw the e-mail, showed it to jared, and, you know, the rest is still -- we're trying to sort of suss out exactly how it happened. bottom line, even before this, jared kushner was already being looked at for this meeting and other meetings that he had, and maybe even things we don't know about yet. we only know what is in public. >> and the reason the security clearance is especially relevant, not just because of judgment or whatever it has to do with the fact the reason we know about this is because jared kushner was updating his security clearance, which is supposed to provide information about how many meetings you've had with people from other countries. >> right. >> and he had omitted this meeting and i believe two others. >> right. >> from a security clearance. >> well, he didn't put any in there. >> all of them. in his first, admitted to all of them. updated the next day to say, we

will provide you the details of these meetings over the winter and the spring. they updated it with more than 100 contacts, and then just recently on june 21, they updated it to include the meeting with the russian lawyer, and, by the way, i believe i was told that he still has only an interim clearance. he does not have full clearance. people get interim clearances in the white house when they're not done with their security interviews and he had a couple of interviews at the end of june. >> i believe that the interim, temporary, it's only at secret level, basically just access to diplomatic cables. you don't really get intelligence, signal, allied, et cetera. stick around. up next, president trump about to hold his first news conference since the scantaled over his son donald junior's meeting with a russian lawyer came to light. what might he say about that? can he get the focus back on his

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welcome back to viewers in the united states and around the world. you're looking at live pictures of the elysees palace, home of french president emmanuel macron. waiting for him and president trump to come to the lech turns make statements and take questions, we're told. we'll bring that to you live. also moments ago, this video came in of president macron and president trump's meeting. let's listen in. >> -- so we'll just sit down -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> make sure you shake hands. >> the handshake. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> well, that was really adifying. went into a meeting to repeal, replace obamacare, rank and file republicans in the senate

largely shut out of this complad many just finding out what's in the draft pretty much the same time you are. and on capitol hill, the draft bill in hand. what are the major changes here? >> reporter: yeah, jake. not too many surprises in this bill just released in the last hour and you're right. there were many senators this morning saying that they had not even seen the contents of this bill and are reading it just as we are. look at some of the highlights you mentioned. one of the most important parts of this newly revised bill is that there really aren't that many changes as it relates to medicaid. those deep cuts to medicaid in place in the original version of this health care reform bill stay in place. that's going to be a tough sell for a lot of moderates who said they were very concerned be a the medicaid component. no big change there. there is a provision that has been put in largely spearheaded by conservatives going to allow for an option for a low premium catastrophic plans that don't currently exist in the health care market.

something that ted cruz really spearheadedened a also a provision under there allowing these insurance plans to be sold parallel to obamacare insurance plans without the necessary regulations. we're working through the fine details of that aspect of it. the tax cuts for wealthy americans that were thought going to be repealed. they're going to stay in place. an outreach to moderates who believed that was too toxic a provision to be put in the bill and that will stay there. this is a key aspect of the bill that will now be a part of it. allowing people to use their health savings accounts to pay for their premiums under the anordable care act you were not allowed to do that. a big push and republicans of all stripes seemed to support that. finally, there is a significant amount of funding going to be put in there to combat the opioid crisis. some $45 billion. senator rob portman of ohio pushed noopush ed for that. a lot of these changes are on the margins and hard to imagine

now we won't get a response to some of these republican senators until later this afternoon to see how this moves the ball all that much. the kind of big, big issues that they've been fighting about, there isn't much of a change there, and we heard from senator rand paul yesterday, he doesn't believe from the conservative end this is really a full repeal. they're trying to find middle ground here with this bill. we won't know for sure how the senators are reacting until they emerge from this closed-door meeting later this afternoon. >> thanks. ryan nobles on capitol hill. bring in cnn chief political correspondent dana bash. dana, reminder to viewers, there are 52 republicans. they can't lose more than 2 republicans on this bill, and there are different coalitions. there are conservatives, ted cruz. mike lee. rand paul. there are the more moderates, like susan collins, lisa murkowski. in addition i know you have reporting on senators lindsey graham of south carolina, bill cassidy of louisiana working separately on a compromise bill. tell us about that. >> right. more of an alternative bill, if

what ryan was just reporting on simply can't get the 50 votes which is what they need. the 50 republican votes to pass the senate. and the difference i would say between what they're talking about now, the kind of current republican bill, and this alternative, is that they would take the money and take the policy and send it back to the states. it's modeled on welfaree form. back in 1996, and the idea is to let the governors really dictate how health care will be run in their states. make it state-by-state. the initial -- idea, something they actually just adopted in the other bill, which is to use the money that -- that is, the taxes on wealthy americans. i mean, one of the major issues with the current bill and one of the reasons why republicans are twisted into many, many pretzels, in ub one, very hard to sell the notion of keeping -- excuse me, repealing taxes for

are the wealthy, and cutting benefits for people who need it. >> the poor people. >> for poor people and even people who aren't that poor but just -- just can't afford these kind of health insurances. >> especially disabled. very critical. >> that's one of them. the other more fundamental problem is what republicans from the house bill to the senate now have been trying to do is, trying to come up with a replacement bill based on the obamacare template, which fundamentally no republican senator agrees with, because it's federalizing the concept of health care, and so what these senators are hoping is that by taking it out of that approach, changing it to block grant, that it could help. it is a hail mary politically. they're working with republican governors and they think those would be the key, because a lot of republican governors are really calling the shots with their senators, and whether or not things can happen like brian

sandoval in nevada. so, for example, it's up in the air. the name of the game, get to 50. reality, mitch mcconnell, senator majority leader, talked to people behind closed doors, doesn't really care what the bill looks like. just whaunants it to work and p >> does this graham/cassidy alternative, does it undermine the chances that mcconnell and the republican leadership are pushing? >> maybe. depends on how much traction this alternative gets and a lot of it depends on the governors. if republican governors, again, have a lot of pow around say in this, if they decide they like this alternative better, it might take the wind out of this alternative that -- i mean, this fundamental republican bill they're trying very hard, as ryan said, to tweak around the edges to get to that 50. >> all right. we'll talk more about this after we take a quick break. coming up, the president is about to speak in the city of

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. a live look you're getting now at the french president's palace where we expect presidents trump and macron to come out any moment to deliver statements, take a few questions. we'll bring that to you live. expecting it any minute. the two men certainly had public differences, mainly trade and whether to handle climate change. president trump had plenty to say about france both before and after the election. not all of it flattering. take a listen. >> france is no longer france. france is no longer france.

>> they won't like me for saying that, but you see what happened in nice. >> look at paris. i have friends who yoused to go to paris. they said, no, paris in paris t. is time to put youngstown, ohio, detroit, michigan, and pittsburgh, pennsylvania, along with many, many other locations within our great country before paris, france. >> our international correspondent melissa bell joins us now from paris. melissa, do you expect a different tone from president trump today, given he is the guest of honor during this major french celebration and what do you think is on the agenda? >> reporter: well, a guest of honor, jake, who's really been treated to things an ordinary guest of honor isn't treated to. the visit earlier, incredibly symbolic. president macron saying, this is paris, this is france. this is the history of our

alines over the course of the last century and why it matters. you simpty don't get those kinds of visits rolled out ordinarily for heads of state. tonight they'll eat at the eiffel tower, normally at elysees palace. president macron really wanted to show president trump what paris was and the ties to the united states, what they're really worth. when the two get up to speak in this bilateral meeting which is going overtime, jake, we'll look to hear, of course, what he has to say an his son's e-mails, since we won't have heard from him before on the question, but more broadly, whether emmanuel macron was right in thinking perhaps the american president could be convinced of the importance of those alinliance d values that underpinned it and whether donald trump is willing to play a role in the western liberal order? i think there is a huge part of

europe that has given up on that idea. president macron has held out on that hope and whether he can shift the president on some of those issues? >> indeed, the united states oldest ally is france. lafayette park named after french general lafayette. thank you very much. meanwhile, president donald trump is standing firmly behind his son donald trump jr. you have to understand when that meeting too place no russia fever. that was the beginning of the campaign. more or less, there was no russian fever. moral relativism notwithstanding ignoring the fact russia has been labeled a geopolitical foe of the united states by top national security officials for years. though, yes it is true media coverage and response by

politicians and national security officials about russian interference in the u.s. election did not begin until after russia began interfering in the u.s. election. bring in cnn international correspondent matthew chance based in moscow. matthew what is the kremlin's response to this story? >> reporter: well, i mean, jake, they're trying to put as much distance as they can between this latest episode, this latest scandal involving his russian lawyer meeting with donald trump jr. in trump tower as they possibly can. look, it's got nothing to do with us, they say. we don't know who this lawyer is, natalia veselnitskaya, we don't know he she it. i've spoken to veselnitskaya briefly. she said she had no compromising information on hillary clinton and just went there to lobby for the lifting of the u.s.

magnitsky act, raised to punish human rights abuses and corrupt officials. sergey lavrov, much more scathing saying a few hours ago, i can't comprehend how grown-up people can be concerned with such a thing. absolutely xascathing about thi latest scandal. >> thank you saul very much. joining us, cnn political common date former trump adviser -- giving too much credit? in new york, cnn political commentator and former democraticcongressman. and somebody said if he, meaning putin, did do it, you wouldn't have found out about it. look, something happened. we have to find out what it is because we can't allow a thing

like that to happen to our electoral process. president trump's only intelligence community, every single one, says russia did this, and they have no question in their mind. i'm not talking about obama holdovers but people president trump appointed. why the continued skepticism? >> you know, jake, i don't know -- even in the reuters interview, if you read through it, right? the president said, look, he pressed putin on it several times. pressed him, kept pushing him. i'm not sure the president has as much skepticism as he reflects to the media. the president is pushing back ton hard. the president raised it twice with president putin. the point he makes about, if the russians really did this and are really good at it, we wouldn't have find out about it is probably true. i mean, and -- so i don't think he's discounting mike pompeo and others who come to him and tell him that or he wouldn't have raised it in the meeting with putin to begin with. >> what do you maybe of president trump's argument, specifically, that putin would

have preferred hillary clinton to win, because he is in favor of a stronger military and he is in favor of more energy independence than hillary clinton would have been? in terms of fossil fuel energy. >> well -- jake, two things. number one, it's ludicrous on its face. it departs from all of the analysis that the president has received from non-partisan intelligence officials and agencies, and second, look, they do not invite me as a democrat into political strategy sessions in the trump administration, but if they did my advice to them would be, stop arguing about this. the president of the united states is meeting with president macron. he is in france. france has the third largest defense budget of our nato allies, we have counterterrorist convergence, fighting together in syria and iraq. all of these things going on and he keeps stepping on the critical issues. the real -- the problem with the russia story is that the president keeps continuing the

russia story by commenting like this, number one, and secondly and finally, it follows him and it is infecting everything. it has followed him across the atlantic. it's affecting his legislative agenda on capitol hill. i talked to republicans, members of the house, tell me they're increasingly worried about the midterm election. he needs to stop blowing into this and speak with the american people. >> speaking of that, here comes president trump and president macron, to take questions from reporters. let's listen in. >> translator: good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. first and foremost, i want to thank president trump for his visit to paris this afternoon and tomorrow. tomorrow morning. as well as to thank his delegation. i was very pleased to be able to

welcome president trump and his -- to date. he accepted the investigation i extended a couple week s in ordr for him to join in on the ceremonies tomorrow. it is a symbol and very important and now the president of the united states could be with us tomorrow on the occasion of our national day, and attend a military parade, which will, to which the american troops will take part. we will be also commemorating the 100th anniversary of the american troops joining world war i with the allies in france. i think it is important, because beyond daily news, we live in countries with roots which are deeper and go further than beyond who we are. so the presence of president

trump who is in my eyes not only natural, and i think that he's also an -- for both of our countries. earlier today we started by sharing part of our joint history and the, at the army museum. then we had a working session, and i shall say i'm extremely pleased about it. we have been able to talk about a number of topics of joint interests, and we underlined a number of the shared convictions and most importantly a joint road map in order to work together in the coming month. we agreed to the utmost to agree to implement free and fair trade and in the field, and this is the g-20 in hamburg expressed in terms of sensitivity. we want to work together in

order to implement some efficient measures to tackle dumping anywhere it is taking place's in all the fields, by sharing the information that we have and making sure that both the european union and the united states can take the necessary measures in order to protect within the context of free trade but of fair free trade that we can protect all of our sectors of activities where we are active. we then had a long discussion which enabled us to cover all of the topics of international policies and the challenges for the security challenges -- security challenges for our peoples as well. when it comes to fighting terrorism from day one i can say that we've seen eye to eye and are strongly determined to take any necessary measures in order to root out terrorism and to eradicate it no matter where, in particular the narrative. on the internet, we ay gre agre strengthening cooperation and action in fighting against propaganda.

we want to get the, all the major operators to limit the propaganda and also tackle cyber criminality. these topics i believe are fundamental, and i do hope that we can strengthen the cooperation between both of our countries, and it is with a lot of satisfaction that i heard from president trump, the very same approach and -- services will, therefore, be working together in the coming weeks and months to have a solid action match with that. regarding the situation in iraq and syria, here again we agreed to continue to work together in particular, to be able to launch together some diplomatic initiatives, in order to put in place a road map for what will come after the war. we talked about our role our post-conflict role but initially we want to put in place a

contact group in order to be more efficient in order to be able to support what is being done by the united nations in order to support a shrill road map in particular for syria after the war. it is important to put in place some inclusive political solutions for that period of time. we know where destabilization comes from. the road map will take care of that. we'll cover it and also ask our diplomats and staff to work under those lines so that in the coming weeks from initiatives can be taken, and are supported by the p-5. we also share the same intentions regarding libya and like i told president trump, i very much want to take a number of diplomatic initiatives given the situation that we know. and which requires more stability and better control over the region. but -- libya or i think i can

stay that we have the same vision. very coherent understanding of the situation in the region, and the same willingness to act very clearly against any form of terrorism and destabilization. next, climate. well, here we know what our disagreements are. we have expressed them on a number of occasions but i in it is important that we can continue to talk about it. i very much respect the decision taken by president trump. he will -- work upon implementing his campaign promises and as far as i'm concerned, i remain attached to the paris accord, and will make sure that step by step we can do everything which is in the accord. gentlemen, this is in -- in summary what we've been talking about. we will continue -- with a

friendly tone, and informal one this evening. regarding trade and security for both of our countries, the fight against terrorism, stability in the near middle east, in libya, in a sahal, i can say we have shared determination. the united states is extremely involved in the iraq war, and i would like to thank president trump for everything that's been done by the american troops against this background, but i would like him to know that i am fully determined to act together with him in this respect. fully determined. i very much want both our countries in these matters to increase their cooperation in the coming month, because the threat we are facing is a global one. the enemies -- our enemies -- are trying to destabilize by any way, and i believe that this is very much at the heart of the

historic alinliance between our two countries. thank you. thank you, dear, donald. thank you. >> well, thank you very much, president macron, and melania and i are thrilled to join you and mrs. macron. this is a wonderful national celebration. we look very much forward to it. spectacular. tomorrow, bastille day. we're honored to be here in your beautiful country, and it certainly is a beautiful country. with its proud history and its magnificent people, and thank you for the tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. i was very, very -- very beautiful thing to see. thank you. when the french people rose up and stormed the bastille, it changed the course of human

history. our two nations are forever joined together by the spirit of revolution and the fight for freedom. france is america's first and oldest ally. a lot of people don't know that. ever since general lafayette joined the american fight for independence, our fates and fortunes have been tied unequivocally together. it was a long time ago, but we are together. and i think together perhaps more so than ever. the relationship is very good. this visit also commemorating another milestone. one century ago the united states entered world war i. and when the president called me, he had mentioned that fact. 100 years ago, and it was -- i said, mr. president, i will be there. that's a big, important date. 100 years. we remember the tens of thousands of americans who gave

their lives in that valiant and very difficult struggle. we also pay tribute to the heroic deeds of the french troops whose courage at the battle of marne and countless other battles will never be forgotten by us. more than 1 million french soldiers laid down their lives in defense of liberty. their sacrifice is an eternal tribute to france and to freedom. french and american patriots have fought together, bled together and died together in the fight for our countries, and our civilizations. today we face new threats from rogue regimes, like north korea, iran and syria, and the governments that finance and support them. we also face grave threats from terrorist organizations that wage war on innocent lives. tomorrow will mark one year

since a joyous bastille day celebration in nice turned into a massacre. we all remember that. how horrible that was. we mourn the 86 lives that were stolen and we pray for their loved ones. we also renew our resolve to stand united against these enemies of humanity. and to strip them of their territory, their funding, their networks, and ideological support. today president macron and myself discussed how we can strengthen our vital security partnerships. just had a meeting with our generals and our representatives and it went very well. france has excellent counter terrorism capabilities. the french troops are serving bravely in places lie mali to defeat these forces of murder and destruction. the united states and our allies strengthen our commitments to defeat terrorism.

we are also making tremendous progress. earlier this week with the strong support of the united states and the global coalition, iraq forces liberated the city of mosul from isis control. now we must work with the government of iraq and our partners and allies in the region to consolidate the gains and ensure that the victory stays a victory. unlike the last time. last week the g-20 leaders also reaffirmed the right to sovereign nations to control their borders. we must be strong from within to defend ourselves from threats from the outside. the nations of the west also faced domestic challenges of our own crazy, including vast government bureaucracy that saps the strength from our economies and from our societies. for this reason, i applaud president macron on his

courageous call for that less bureaucracy. it's a good chant. less bureaucracy. we could use it, too. and a europe that protects its citizens. we did not become great through regulation, and in the united states, mr. president, we also have cut regulations at a level that we've never seen before. so we're very proud of that. over the last six months. but by allowing our people to follow their dreams. that's what it's all about. to achieve these dreams, however, we must also confront unfair trade practices that hurt our workers and pursue trade deals that are reciprocal and fair. both president macron and i understand our responsibility to prioritize the interests of our countries, and at the same time to be respectful of the world in which we live. we live in a very complex world.

we have to respect it. the united states remains committed to being a leader in environmental protection while we advance energy security and economic growth. the friendship between our two nations and ourselves, i might add, is unbreakable. our occasional disagreements are nothing compared to the immortal bonds of culture, destiny and liberty that unite us. so strongly unite us, also. as long as we have pride in who we are, where we've come from, how we got here, and what we've achieved as free and democratic nations, then there is nothing we cannot accomplish together. france helped us secure our independence. a lot of people forget. in the american revolution, thousands of french soldiers

fought alongside american troops so that as lafayette said, liberty would have a country. ever since then, courageous heroes from both nations have fought for the same noble values and the same righteous cause. tomorrow the french tricolor will once again wave proudly alongside the american stars and stripes. our brave soldiers will march side-by-side, and we will all be inspired to protect and cherish the birthright of freedom that our ancestors won for us with their sweat, and with their blood. president macron, thank you for inviting melania and myself to this historic celebration, and to you and your spectacular country, may god bless france, and may god bless america.

thank you very much. thank you. thank you, mr. president. >> translator: very well. i think we will be taking four questions. neither president trump nor myself have a microphone. [ laughter ] >> mr. president -- >> he's getting first question? president? >> translator: mr. president, the question is a question regarding what you said on the occasion of the press conference together with angela merkel. do you still hope president trump or still hope president trump could change his mind regarding the paris accord and now, president trump is it possible for you to come back to the paris accord and change your

mind? next, regarding your relationship. how would you describe it today? what about the dinner tonight? is it going to be a dinner between friends? >> translator: well, regarding climate -- well, we have a number of disagreements, which are in particular due to the commitments taken by president trump vis-a-vis his -- during the presidential campaign. so did i. on the way of the importance, but we therefore talked about our disagreement, and we actually discussed the matter even before president trump reached a decision. next, it should not have an impact on the discussions we're having on all other topics. no, absolutely not. this is the reason why we share the same views and some major common goals on many other