bastille, a gift from lafayette to washington. this tool of imprisonment had become a symbol of liberty, the desire for freedom that burns brightly in the heart of every french and american patriot. [translator] president trump: this is the divine flame which victor hugo wrote that evil can never holy extinguish and which good can make to glow the splendor. [translator] president trump: this is the flame that spurred american soldiers to join the french on the battlefields of world war i.

this is the flame of french resistance of which charles degall rallied his country in 1940, more than a million frenchmen took up arms to defeat fascism in world war ii. and thths conviction that unites the -- and this is the conviction that unites the french and americans as we work together every day to build a future that is more just, prosperous and free. [translator] president trump: the veins that link our nations are forged in

battle, strengthened through trial, and defined by the timeless principles that make us who and what we are. respect for life, love for our neighbors, pride in our traditions, defense of our heritage, andriev rans for the and he bestode ons i -- reverence for the rights bestowed on us by god. [translator] president trump: so tonight i ask that we raise our glasses, as i offer this toast, to president macron and bridget. to the french delegation and to every proud citizen of france. may our friendship grow even

deeper, may our kinship grow even stronger. and may our sacred liberty never die. god bless you, god bless france, god bless our alliance, and god bless america. thank you. [translator]

[applause] president macron:french] -- president macron: [speaking rench] mr. president, dear donald. madame first lady, melania, ladies and gentlemen and friends. it is an honor for me to be here with you in this veterinary place, the white house, for this dinner surrounded by friends of friends, who you were so kind to invite.

president macron: [speaking rench] >> [translation] this white house so, full of history, that the british burned down, and i say this in the most applicable way, that james monroe had the brilliant idea of decorating with french furniture. a man of taste. in fact, he was a former ambassador to paris. i thank you, dear melania, to paying tribute to this history. thanks to the gift you kindly ave us this morning.

mr. president, you just reminded us, like we did earlier this morning, how deep, how strong and how intense the relationship s between our two countries. this relationship from the very beginning is rooted in the revolution that saw the birth of the united states of america and the revolution that freed us. all along our joint history,

through the wars that we have led together, for freedom and to defend our values, this relationship, which is very -- ased on all of our values. and tonight my thoughts go to the young lafayette who came to risk his life because of his love for freedom. and my thoughts also go to the

tens of thousands of american soldiers, young soldiers, who gave their lives during world war i and world war ii, on a soil which was not theirs, but for this freedom which they herish and which was theirs. we have always been there for the appointment of this joint history and this is the reason why today we have no alternative but to be there also for an ppointment with history.

there is a joint willingness on both sides of the atlantic ocean to build our countries, to make them stronger, greater, you would say, and more solid. but let us not forget that our task accordingly is to always be more ambitious. our task at the head of the united states and at the head of france is also about universityality for which so many generations sacrificed hemselves.

these values that we support, ladies and gentlemen, you very much represent them. you who are here with us tonight. in the field of culture, science, sport, the economic life, the political life, diplomacy. there's always this little extra which you represent because you're french, because you're american.

thths reason why, mr. president, -- this is the reason why, mr. president, we decided to work together, for both our countries. and also because this duty is about something that goes beyond us. and this is also the reason why our military took legitimate action a few days ago. this is also the reason why we will work for stability and to preserve our values.

this is, mr. president, the only way we both have to deal with history that goes beyond us, the duty that is ours. and many comment on friendship, but i think it only helps us ork together toward this goal.

on both sides of the ocean, some two years ago, very few would have bet on us being here together today. but as a matter of fact we share the same determination and the willingness to serve both our countries, your country, my country, and the rest of the world.

i got to know you, you got to know me. we both know that none of us easily changes his mind. but we will work together and we have this ability to listen to one another. this is the reason why our relationship will serve our strong history, and we are also aware of the challenges ahead of us. but we will keep working together and for the quality of our exchanges wirks like to thank you for -- exchanges, i

would like to thank you for this, as well as your nvitation. mr. president, dear donald, dear me land yarks thank you, thank you for honoring france, for honoring me and brigitte and the french delegation with this first state visit. which is commensurate to the quality and the level of the bones between our two -- bonds between our two chris and please allow me to raise my -- countries and please allow know aise my glass.

please allow me to raise my glass to all our fellow citizens on both sides of the ocean who vote for our values. please allow me to raise my glass. we have to be up to the debt and -- that we owe them and up to their sacrifice. please allow me it raise my glass to the friendship, the unbreakable friendship between france and the united states.

[applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> french president macron wrapping up his state visit to washington today. with a speech before a joint meeting of congress this morning. you can find that at cspan.org. you'll also be -- he'll also be taking part in a town hall meeting at george washington university in the nation's capital. we'll show that tonight at 9:00 eastern over on c-span2. the house is -- the senate is in session. they're back in session now. after that joint meeting. taking up the nomination of mike pompeo to be secretary of state.

that's over on c-span2. the house coming in in about 10 minutes. 12:30 eastern or so. they'll take up a number of issues, including beginning work on the f.a.a. re-authorization. final votes on that expected tomorrow or friday. live house coverage is here on c-span. as the joint meeting was happening this morning, a case being argued at the supreme court this morning. trump v. hawaii. this is a report from "the hill." they say that a closely divided supreme court today debated whether trump's third travel ban is constitutional. they heard oral arguments in what is considered the biggest case of the term. the oral argument of that has been posted on our website, cspan.org. and whether he also air that tonight at 9:00 here on c-span. 9:00 eastern. until the house comes in, more about that case from today's "washington journal." washington journal continues. los angeles times supreme court reporter joins us on the last

day of arguments of the current term of the supreme court. set to be heard, trump versus hawaii. david savage, is there any reason why the court save this until the last day? >> it is a big deal. this case has gone through a series of cycles. this was the first controversy of his presidency. the travel ban came up the first week. it has gone through a series of iterations. the short answer, the third version came out in the fall. it was changed, struck down in the night circuit. the supreme court agreed to hear it. they have a three-month time they agree to hear cases and then it is argued. they wanted to get this finally decided that they had to put it on in late april. host: what is the question being decided today? guest: there are two big

arguments. one is that trump has overstepped his power under the immigration laws, and the law does not allow him to pick and choose countries and say no more immigrants from these countries. the challengers say this is about religious discrimination. word, this is a muslim ban. that is what the president wanted to do. this is a sanitized version. they say it is religious discrimination. those are the legal issues. host: what time is this expected to take place? guest: 10:00 to 11:00. the supreme court is wonderful at sticking to the time. the supreme court starts at 10:00. a halfve each attorney hour to talk. then they call in end and that is it. host:ar