bridgette macron and the president will be joined by melania trump. we'll see mike pence with his wife karen waiting just outside the white house. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. trump. ♪ . [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >> ready. [inaudible conversation [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] . >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the french republic, followed by the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> mr. president-- >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applaus [applause] . >> thank you very much, president macron, mrs. macron, members of the french delegation and distinguished guests, welcome to the white house. house. [applause]. [applause]. >> [speaking french] >> mr. president, melania and i were honored to visit your majestic country last summer, now we are thrilled to host you and bridgette here in america. the wonderful friendship, we

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we're expecting to see his wife bridgette macron and the president will be joined by melania trump. we'll see mike pence with his wife karen waiting just outside the white house.

bridgette macron is quite an important advisor to her husband. she's been a big part of his political campaign. an important advisor in his presidency as well. again, they are rising for the arrival of president macron and president trump. they'll be opening statements first from president trump and from his visitor. >> thank you very much. thank you. melania and i are truly honored to welcome french president macron and mrs. macron to the white house. thank you very much. it's a great honor. we're thrilled the first official state visit of my presidency is not only with a great friend but with a leader of america's oldest ally, the republic of france. today in our nation's capitol the stars and stripes proudly fly alongside the tri-color flag. a symbol of the world and to the world of unity, fraternity and friendship that forever links our nations together. 40 years after the end of our war of independence, the great general traveled to george washington's home at mount vernon to visit the grave of the father of our country. president macron, we

bridgette thing that we had been attacked with chemical weapons and somebody from outside shouting about a chemical attack don't know who that was we heard an explosion and somebody said it was a chemical weapon we run to where the door is came from and the started pouring water over the people but they seemed to be ok and then walked away without any help but a little confused somebody started pouring water over people's heads saying they had been a chemical attack i was at the spot with my wife and daughter but none of us experienced any symptoms of chemical poisoning. the refugees from duma have been sharing their accounts with other journalists to here's what they said to a reporter from a major german t.v. station because. there's this web cam right from its own where there are approximately twenty thousand people who fled from eastern guta and duma and we spoke to people there who told us that this whole sermon for people story was staged by the e.u. but cycle. also talks to a small boy who appeared in the white helmets video how son is ok but is still coming to terms with what hap

bridgette ing that we had been attacked with chemical weapons and somebody ran up from outside shouting about a chemical attack don't know who that was we heard an explosion and somebody said it was a chemical weapon we run to where the noise came from and started pouring water over the people but they seemed to be ok and then walked away without any help but little confused somebody started pouring water over people's heads saying they had been a chemical attack i was at the spots with my wife and daughter but none of us experienced any symptoms of chemical poisoning. to me while some western media outlets are also questioning the allegations of a chemical attack british journalist robert fisk visited do i couldn't find anyone who could confirm the use of chemical weapons though washington on this are lies that have any doubts the us britain and france chose not to wait for the official private phone chariots against syria in the early hours of saturday. yet swatch of the pup. maclay available information only amidst attack comes from controversial activist groups such as the white hel

. >> before the formal tour began, president and bridgette macron took an informal walking tour of washington themselves checking out the lincoln memorial, mobbed by tourists and happily posing for selfies. tomorrow, macron treated to a white house state leader, the first foreign leader to be so honored by mr. trump. product of a close relationship, macron described to jeff glor. >> how often do you speak to president trump? >> as often as we need. we have very fluent and open discussion. >> you would characterize the relationship as friendly? >> yes, very direct. >> the friendship could be tested by macron long bold agenda expected to ask mr. trump not to withdraw u.s. troops from syria and pleading with him not to pull out of the iran nuclear deal, which mr. trump has threat tuned do, soon. white house press secretary sarah sanders. >> is it possible he will change his mind after president macron gets through with him? >> i think that, i am feel very confident that we have the best negotiator at the table. >> she refused to give any hints how mr. trump will respond to macron. we can expect

now we are thrilled to host you and bridgette here in america. the wonderful frenchship we have developed over the last year is a testament to the enduring friendship that binds our two nations. it is truly fitting that we are holding our first official state visit with the leader of america's oldest ally, the proud nation of france. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this morning, we all send our prayers to the bush family as we wish former president george h.w. bush a very speedy recovery. i also want to express our deepest sympathies to the canadian people following the horrendous tragedy in toronto that claim so many innocent lives. our hearts are with the grieving families in canada. [ speaking foreign language ] >> your visit, mr. president, comes at a critical time for our alliance, along with our british friends, the united states and france recently took decisive action in response to the syrian regime's use of chemical weapons. i want to personally thank president macron, the french military and the french people for their steadfast partn

out all kinds of gifts and activities for the french leader to take part in along with his wife, bridgette thing to point out, the french president is going to address a joint session of congress. you can bet that speech will be scrutinized knowing that there's a bit of a history here between these two leaders. and disagreements they have about the role that the west should play in international relations, ana. >> david, this is going to be more than a friendly visit as boris talked about, the business at hand. he'll be talking about the u.s. trade tariffs. and we have angela merkel coming to vut the white house this week. both macron and she are expected to address the iran nuclear deal, which you mentioned. how do you see things playing out? >> i don't think -- i think there will be lots of visuals and a nice dinner and address to congress. the iran nuclear deal is the most important thing that emmanuel macron wants to deliver for france. he's struggling domestically, trump is enormously unpopular in france. a french diplomat told a colleague of mine at the new yorker, this is a lose/lo

what about bridgette gabriel? do you know her? >> i do. >> someone who runs an organization that has been considered a hate group by the anti-defamation league and the southern poverty law center. were you silent? did you call her out on her remarks that are hateful or bigoted? >> i've spoken to a number of my groups and i believe my record with respect to tolerance and treatment of people -- >> but you never -- yes or no? did you call her out? >> senator, i couldn't tell you. i don't recall each statement i've made over 54 years. >> i believe the special obligation thaw talk about for americans that condemn things are attacking our constitution or ideals would obligate you in your own definition to speak out. >> senator, if i might, i have called out. we had a terrible fella in kansas named fred phelps and i called him out. >> i have a minute left. i want you a chance to speak about your comments on gays and lesbians. you said in a speech that warning an america that endorses perversion and calls it an alternative lifestyle is yo