what are your betting odds that the trump whisperer can talk donald trump to stay in the iran deal? >> we talk about macron and trump because this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship and that relationship is going to have very significant policy implications. more than any other international leader. macron seems to understand how to handle trump. that comes from his background as a banker. he is used to dealing with high profile clients. he brought that approach to the white house. we saw that when they planted the tree in honor of the marines that dialed in world war i. by showing that respect and willing to cut a deal, we could see macron change trump's opinion not just on the iran nuclear deal, but on trade and also on syria. i know we enjoy the little details about the state dinner. >> the photo ops have been picture perfect. two men friendly and show spouses. everyone getting along beautifully. big policy issues at play. including trade. there's a deadline coming up for the eu in terms of exemptions of steel and aluminum. a trip from angela merkel. what is the deliverab

this experience but how did the french feel about having a president who has been called the trump whisperer. these d.c. locals want to see them work to get there. i think it's the best interest for him for the us and for everybody to get something out of it even if you have to bend over a little bit president trump knows that france is going to be a huge partner with the u.s. and europe in general and i think prism michael wants to do that what else do they expect to see from trump during the two leaders run dave you in d.c. . need to. get micro toward is where it's not easy to do under so we'll see if we get firework or if we get another cherry blossom. we'll have to wait and see whether his charm offensive can reap rewards. for some of the champions league football term and gets down to the semifinals this week the bonus league is by or nick will be hosting a ryall madrid in their first like match up that's coming up tomorrow tonight though it's a liverpool hosting roma all eyes are on liverpool a superstar mo sala now he played for roma just last season the egyptian international is fres

>> he is referred to in corners as the trump whisperer. that comes from horse whisperer. it implies that president trump is a difficult animal to deal with here. president macron gave president trump a very, very dignified welcome to paris on bastille day. he treated him to great pomp and circumstance as you say. this is something which plays well to president trump's need for respect. he craves respect. rightly, he holds the most important office in the world. he often gets disrespect here at home. president macron is a canny fellow. he knows the way the president's mind works. he will continue throughout the trip to be very respectful and dignified and treat the president with dignity and try and portray himself as a partner, international partner of great stature with the president, to get what he wants. >> we know the military parade on bastille day stuck in the mind of donald trump. let's talk about president trump and kim jong un. again, it appears on the surface that the bullying has indeed worked. the president is not using the rocket man nickname. "the wall street

this experience but how did the french feel about having a president who has been called the trump whisperer. these d.c. locals want to see them work to get there. i think it's a presenter as for him for the u.s. and for everybody to get something out of the really really feel have to bend over a little bit president trump knows that france is going to be you. know we've the u.s. and europe in general and i think prism. what else did they expect to see from trump during the two leaders rendezvous in d.c. . probably to. get my current award is well it's not easy to to have those so we'll see if we get fireworks or if we get another cherry blossom. we'll have to wait and see whether his charm offensive can reap rewards. so talk about this visit to have with me a friendship welcome look let's analyze some of the issues at stake that first afford lot of pomp and political pageantry on this state visit explains macross special relationship with the president donald trump. on your microphone try basically to take the empty seats of the special relationship between europe and country in the u.s. do

some people like to call him the trump whisperer, the question is what are his deliverables.ivered from that relationship? you're watching the first couples there reviewing the various troops passing by. patrick healey, i'll ask you a different question after this, but i want to keep this gender newt tral. i've seen a lot on twitter. the first lady melania trump, the hat, care to comment? >> melania trump understands that this is a major appearance for her, she's very much wanted it known that she was taking the lead on a lot of the planning on the east wing for this state visit. it is important for her to, you know, in terms of the role that she has as first lady, i think you saw that a little bit of barbara bush's funeral on saturday, she very much wanted to represent, you know, both the continuity in america, respect in america in terms of the role that first ladies play. even though the trumps and the bushes have a very complicated relationship, she wanted to be there. so john, you'll see that i'm dodging your question on the hat, but this is -- this is a day for melania

. >> macron is dubbed the trump whisperer because of their close diplomatic relationship. >> it was macronho convinced the president to take action inside syria. >> macron say he and mr. trump have a special relation. >> mr. president, they're all saying what a great relationship we have and they're actually correct. it's not fake news. finally, it's not fake news. >> trevor: look how excited little donny is, man. doesn't he look like he just invited his best friend over for a sleepover? it's actually cute. yeah. it really is. they might even play truth or dare. okay, my turn, dare me to sleep with your wife. uh, how about we do truth instead. okay, truth, i want to sleep with your wife. ( laughter ) all this fun aside. macron didn't fly across the atlantic to hang out. he came to washington on a very specific mission to stop trump from boing doing something dumb. >> macron will spend two days with mr. trump on what some called operation save the iran deal. >> there is no starting over once the iran deal is scrapped, it becomes virtually impossible to get iran back to the table and get all

—— trump whisperer.having gone very well, thigh trap was very positive towards britain posted visit and during the whole poisoning incident. by saying that he stood shoulder to shoulder com pletely he stood shoulder to shoulder completely supported us against russia... macron is a much better at it. joining indicia reaction. he can turn on the charm... he is french. ——joining in turn on the charm... he is french. —— joining in the syria action. turn on the charm... he is french. -- joining in the syria action. we see it as much. if it works, it doesn't matter. i feel like i'm turning into... but the policeman. doesn't matter. i feel like i'm turning into... but the policemanlj think turning into... but the policeman.” think we should do hello hello. you started it. by terrible accident. just to continue, a little bit longer, you believe all governments around the world are trying to curry favour with the leader of the free world, it is just the french have been the best at it so far. well i think that so

macron as a bromance. >> the french leader is certainly trying to become, as stephanie said, a trump whisperer up the outsider angle, something more likely to put the former businessman at ease, than more experienced politicians, like theresa may or angela merkel. trump and macron are in continual contact. the president taking credit for helping in the decision to keep forces in syria. >> it started before macron was elected. quote, another terrorist attack in paris. the people of france will not take much more of this. will have a big effect on presidential election. there was a lot of speculation at the time that that tweet was a quiet nod or endorsement of far-right candidate marine le pen, who held similar immigration views to donald trump. just a month and a half later, president trump tweeted his congratulations on macron's big win. adding, i look very much forward to working with him. things then looked adversarial a month later when the two men in brussels for the first time. after weeks of scrutiny over the president's handshake style, the leaders held a white knuckled grip until macr

they just can't figure out how do it. >> the you talk about emmanuel macron being the trump whisperer to play a little bit of some of that because there wasn't just whispering, there was hugging, handshake, back slap, bromancing between macron and donald trump for the last 24, 48 hours or so the. and kristen, that's an ref va lution from when they first met. tell me what you've observed over the last two days. >> reporter: you talk about the term evolution, hallie, think about that first handshake that really was more of an arm wrestle when they met for the very first time on the sidelines of an international summit. and then over the course of time, they developed a very unique bond. look, these are two political newcomers. they both wanted to shake up the system, even though they do have these policy differences. and the fact that they've really forged a strong bond i think was on display yesterday. we saw it in a number of different instances, everything from a close handshake. at one point they appeared to be holding hands, they kissed each other on the cheek, air kisses. but did

look, macron has positioned himself as the trump whisperer. he is determined to been ally of the united states despite the america first rhetoric and really hugged trump tight, but that belies the deep differences between the two men on really fundamental issues of policy, not just the iran deal. macron lobbying him to stay in because the u.s. pulling out would remove a lynch pin. but syria, but climate change, but trade. i mean, these are fundamental issues. and macron is a radical centrist and trump is a conservative populist. beneath that real attempt to emphasize the two country's h historical relationship, there's deep differences. >> macron poses the question in your piece, what's plan b? if president trump doesn't recertify and gets out of the iran nuclear deal, what does the white house say plan b is? >> reporter: the white house has been saying what they want to do is just start over, but as macron and other european allies have pointed out there is no starting over really once this iran deal is scrapped. it becomes virtually impossibl

macron has been dubbed the trump whisperer by some because of their close diplomatic relationship. but the talks are sure to highlight the differences between the two allies, including president trump's threat to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. the deadline to either waive sanctions against iran or leave the deal just weeks away. >> our participation can be cancelled by me as president at any time. >> what do you have as a better option? i don't see it. what is a what-if scenario or your plan b? i don't have any plan b for nuclear against iran, so that's the question we will discuss. >> reporter: the outcome of mac rhone's talks setting the stage for german chancellor's angela merkel visit to the white house friday. she too will press president trump to stay in the iran deal. the french along with the u.s. and uk carried out air strikes on assad's regime in syria after another chemical attack. macron wants president trump to keep u.s. troops there, which mr. trump has vowed to pull out very soon without a clear plan for what happens after. and on north korea, the white house says

and he said he presents himself as the trump whisperer he's given several interviews now to various american out the other saying that he has this personal connection with donald trump although i've yet to see i we've yet to see really any evidence that he is able to change don't trump's mind on anything although we often hear the trump does base foreign policy decisions on personal relationships not necessarily the briefing materials he receives from the state department having said that this is a real moment of bluff calling for macron and there is a great deal of international concern international chatter this morning about the iranian nuclear deal ahead of that meeting the iranian foreign minister tweeted there is no plan b. on nuclear deal with powers it is either all or nothing repeating the same sentiment we heard from micron on fox news a german minister said european leaders to warn trump that situation would quite significantly deteriorate if u.s. pulls out of iranian nuclear deal as kimberly mentioned angler muckle will be at the white house on friday adams interfax news agency t

tonight, he is being dubbed the trump whisperer. but how much influence does french president emmanuel macron really have over president trump as he makes his first state visit to washington? my interview with the paris bureau chief for "economist," sophie pedder. >>> plus, the author who turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. acclaimed norwegian novelist karl ove knausgard on his latest work, a moving tale of family, truth, memories and what makes life worth living. >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. a very special relationship. that is how president trump describes his friendship with emmanuel macron as he welcomed the french president to the white house. they even exchanged kiss, held hands. and while trump continued to rail against the iran nuclear deal, he hinted that an agreement with france on this issue could be on the horizon. >> i think we've really had some substantive talks on iran. maybe more than anything else. and we could have -- at least an agreement among o

interview that was broadcast on fox news, the presenter was saying to him you are known as the trump whispererbecause he can seem to influence donald trump on occasions. emmanuel macron indicated that he had managed to persuade him to actually stay in syria for the longer term. now, that is something they'll discuss. but iran, i think, is at the top of the agenda, because it's only a couple of weeks before decisions have to be made. and president trump has said time and time again that he does not like the iran deal of 2015. now, it was a highpoint of barack 0bama's own foreign policy achievements, as far as barack 0bama was concerned. what the deal actually does is it curbs iran's nuclear programme, in return for an easing of sanctions. but already, with president trump starting to say that there is the potential of him ripping the deal up and walking away, that iran itself might respond by pushing that nuclear programme and really being more aggressive with what it's doing with it. and also the issue with syria, and donald trump pulling troops out of the country, which he has said he will do

interview that was broadcast on fox news, the presenter was saying to him, you are known as the trump whisperernfluence donald trump on occasions. and that was most recently seen in syria, whenever donald trump was talking about removing 2000 us troops, and all of a sudden emmanuel macron indicated that he had managed to persuade him to actually stay in syria for the longer term. now, that is something they'll discuss. but iran, i think, is at the top of the agenda, because it's only a few weeks before decisions have to be made. and president trump has said time and time again that he does not like the iran deal of 2015. now, it was a high point of barack obama's own foreign policy achievements in his presidency, as far as barack obama was concerned. but his successor in the post feels that it's too lenient on iran. he would like to see much more. what the deal actually does is it curbs iran's nuclear programme, in return for an easing of sanctions. but already, with president trump starting to say that there is the potential of him ripping the deal up and walking away, that iran itself might r

somewhatjokingly, but with a certain amount of reality attached to it, he has been called the trump whisperertalk to donald trump and persuade him ona talk to donald trump and persuade him on a number of issues. certainly he has been credited for having a slightly different approach and syria. but it doesn't feel, despite all that bonhomie, despite all the laughing and joking we have seen in front of the cameras, it doesn't feel like he has persuaded him on a lot of issues. and in terms of donald trump, he continues to push the america first agenda, and in that congress speech he was very clear about it not being america first, about president macron really feeling that he wanted to put forward a worldview. and we saw that again today. this is in some respects an incredibly successful state visit, because it is again wanding france and the us. you have seen that real bond between two presidents. but, at the same time, as president macron walks away, there will be some asking exactly what has been achieved. because in that news conference you heard him asked about the key subjects, about syria

you explain your special relationship with the president and some of called you the trump whisperer i think we have a very personal relation basin's different meetings we had and it's official these visits that you present where president trump is expected to double his french counterpart with a private dinner vernon the virginia munchen was the home of america's first president george washington and is considered to be the cradle of american french relations the presidents are also expected to exchange memorable gifts and the society looks out why the money will mark rowlands visit to the u.s. promises to be so special donald trump is the first u.s. president in nearly a century to end his famous chair without holding a state dinner but he's wasting little time and his second his first in a date at the white house french president emanuel but the tyranny this initial encounters have been slightly shaky. micron even went as far as trolling trump on his favorite platform off to washington pulled out of the parrot's climate deal but paris this child seems to have done the trick i remoun

french friend and his positions shifted somewhat tonight a budding bromance is becoming europe's trump whisperer or is he just a french flash in the pan i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. iran's deal is a disaster they're testing missiles so what is that all about to resume. security. and a lot of over issues we will discuss so we have a lot of work to be done together you just take a look at what's happening in any prover chile any place in the middle east iran is behind it. that if anyone be traced the deal they should know that they will face sit p.r. consequences. they restart their nuclear program they will have bigger problems and they have ever had before. also coming up a special report on weight lifting muscles and raising the bar on women's rights in iran. what men can do women can do to leave already broken more than half of the women to weightlifting records that's glorious. or we begin the day asking how much influence does the french president. really have over us president dogwood truong mccrone is in washington on his first state visit since truck took office and both men h

(applause) and i will also be talking to lawyer and trump whisperer alan dershowitz.onight, folks, because it was popping off today. big news, first thing this morning, chuck, hit me. >> today i a

this experience but how did the french feel about having a president who has been called the trump whisperer. these d.c. locals want to see them work to get there. i think it's a better as for him for us and for everybody to get something out of redeveloped you have to bend over a little bit president from who knows that it's going to be. the u.s. and europe in general and i think prison. what else do they expect to see from trump during the two leaders ron davis in d.c. . so we'll see if we go. if we get another cherry blossom. we'll have to wait and see whether his charm offensive can reap rewards. italy's highest court has ruled against releasing a boat belonging to a german aid group that's been seized by authorities the crew of the u. venta said that they had been helping to rescue margaret's in the mediterranean last august the coast guard boarded and took control of the boat off the telly an island of lampedusa telling prosecutors say there was evidence that this a group had colluded with people traffickers to transfer migrants directly to the vessel the event the berlin based charity

shared this experience but how do the french feel about having a president who has been called the trump whisperer. these d.c. locals want to see them work together. i think it's a presenter as for him for the u.s. and for everybody to get something out of the really really feel have to bend over a little bit president trump knows that france is going to be a huge partner with the u.s. and europe in general and i think prism michael wants to do that. what else do they expect to see from trump during the two leaders rendezvous and d.c. . probably to. get marco. is not easy to do under so we'll see if we get fire word or if we get another cherry blossom. we'll have to wait and see whether his charm offensive can reap rewards. on the conflicts to screw the conflict in syria which is entering its eighth year it's taken a heavy toll on the feel of the country although it's difficult to give exact numbers the london based syrian observatory for human rights estimates look at hof a million civilians rebels and government soldiers have been killed since the start of the conflict around nineteen thousand o

his position shifted somewhat tonight a budding bromance is emanuel macron becoming europe's trump whisperer or is he just a french flash in the pan i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day.

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that she is the trump whisperer but there are friends of president trump who are asked to be set up with her inch -- and he refuses to do that. >> she is very likable and a big supporter of trump and beautiful. but this has not come out before but she chose to cooperate with the person who wrote what i called a novel who wrote fire and fury i look at that as fiction. for example the book says the remarks that trump made at the new jersey golf club that steve bannon thought those could be moved under the 25th amendment for entrapment but i was interviewing him at that time over the controversy when trump was in new jersey he said he talked to him twice on the phone he said he was wonderful if you do the press jump on you so don't retract it. and that she was in tears and looking at the tv set and how overjoyed but just to believe these things that was the difference and even with the track record with those publications with a conservative white house to cooperate with an author like that. >> you talk about how president trump constantly restrained journalist and there is a lot of reachin

watch a man who made a joke about the touching, the feeling, the hugging, he clearly wants to be trump whispereriend, he wants to move the president along. but listen here, a very public disagreement standing in the well of the house of representatives with the president of the united states on the paris climate accords. >> and i'm sure one day the united states will come back and join the paris agreement. and i'm sure -- and i'm sure we can work together to fulfill with you the ambitions of the global compact on the environment. >> interesting, because he also has to go home. he's got some political problems back home. that's mostly democrats cheering when he said that to the united states congress. try to be nice here. there are a handful of republicans who might like the paris climateteresting when you trying to present that you're the closest to trump, to stand there and say, you're wrong, mr. president. >> and he's played this really well. there is a bit of one upsmanship in the bromance. macron put his hand on trump's knee yesterday and told him how well the relationship was going. but las

. >> host: you talk about the top pick and said that she has a trump whisper that there are those thatare friends of donald trump who are asked to be set up with her and he refuses to do it. >> guest: she is very likable and is a supporter of trump. i know this hasn't come out before but she chose to cooperate with the person that wrote what i call a novel. most of that is just fiction. the book says the remarks that were made at the new jersey golf club in charlottesville steve thought he could be removed under the amendment because of the impairment. i was interviewing him at that time in the middle of the controversy when donald trump was in new jersey and he said he talked to them twice on the phone and egged them on. don't retract and if you do the press will jump on you. they were unhappy that they one. they thought it was how overjoyed trump was, so just silly but some people believe these things or can't figure out the difference between truth and falsehood even though the track record as he writes for these publications why would a conservative white house cooperate with an au

the trump whisperer -- you have seen, he is president trump's go-to guy. this trip is optics and how much can macron change trump's mind when it comes to the iran nuclear deal or on trade? >> this visit is going to be very heavy on symbolism. celebrating this historic bilateral relationship between the united states and france, our oldest partner and ally. that's why the president is taking the macrons to mount vernon to celebrate the rich heritage and legacy. this visit feels extremely light on substance. president macron has a rich agenda. he wants to talk about the iran nuclear agreement and syria, potentially,, against the european union. he wants to talk russia, north korea, all the geopolitical issues, but it's unclear what the deliverables will be out of this meeting. what will president macri on -- take-home with him to -- macron -- what will president macron take-home with him to paris? yvonne: we have this upcoming summit with north korea to think about as well. it's quite crucial. this is not the type for the u.s. to show they are not a reliable

his folks at the palace in the run up to all of this but now we'll see whether he really is the trump whisperer she have a sense of a life in the white house she had thank you. well let's return now to talk top story those phone sex and i mean the on the resignation of the prime minister at the center right our correspondent open for the walk ahead in the capital gang of on. the up with speed here on the squaring up to do you make sure i'm surrounded by value. that the audience you want to. see old video really how they feel excluded. from the hospital that. resulted in the capitulation of a couple good really mates like this actually yes it is really media for the past ten years and no young audience i told can look forward to a different all media at least we don't know yet how it's going to tell but today at least it's maybe not so much about it like we're looking for just about celebrating what they have achieved or not what they're doing here now on the square i can hear the popping of champagne both to. the crowd like the steak and it's it's an extraordinary experience to be here tonight

it is known that macron is a donald trump whisperer. are some looking to payoff on that label? >> reporter: that is the strategy of keeping that conversation open with the american president. there was, dave, this interesting moment when you mentioned emmanuel macron landing at st. andrews air force base when he spoke in english repeating the same speech in french and adding this line he hadn't spoken in english. he said we, the united states and france, are guarantors of unilateralism. he is trying to get donald trump to budge on a number of issues. trying to reach out to donald trump is a right one. he can convince to function in a multilateral way on the issues that divide them so profoundly. you mentioned them. iran, syria, trade. emmanuel macron cannot go home entirely empty handed or his strategy would have been shown to be a fiailure. dave. >> a key couple of days. thank you. >>> another issue for emmanuel macron. the trade. the eu has days to avoid a trade fight. macron will try to temper the america first policies for trump. the steel and aluminum tariffs, but some cou

how do you explain your special relationship with the president and some have called you the trump whisperer. >> i think we have a special relationship because both of us are mavericks of the systems. i think president trump's election was unexpected in your country. probably my election wasn't expected in my country. we are not part of the political system. second, i think we are very much in line on some very critical issues in this world and - - and fighting against isis. third, i think we have - - based on meetings we've had. in the present he gave to my country. >>chris: i want to go back to your first meeting and the famous first handshake between the two of you at the nato summit in may of last year. it lasted six agonizing seconds. you said afterwards, it was not an innocent moment. it was a moment of truth. how important do you think it was to establish that you were not going to be pushed around? >> i think it was a very direct and yes, a very direct. when i say it's not innocent, it's to say we were sitting together and we had to shake hands. and it was to say, now we will work to

. >> and you also said that she is the trump whisper about the billionaires who are friends with thepresident who have asked to be set up with her and he refuses to do it anymore. >> she obviously is very likable and a big supporter of trump and she is beautiful. >> a beautiful woman. >> that actually she chose to cooperate with the person wrote what i call a novel who wrote fire and fury. most of that is packed -- fiction the book says that when the remarks that trump made at the new jersey golf club in charlottesville that steve bannon thought under the h amendment could claim that so he did not even know him at that time so he said he talked to him twice on the phone and said don't retract if you do the press will jump on you so that is just one example with those items that are obviously untrue but they were unhappy and she is in tears it is unbelievable. and you can see how overjoyed she was and how overjoyed donald trump was. it is just so leave it some people just want to believe these things they can't figure out the difference and that's fine but they did elect to cooperate

the trump whisperer. i'm saying what hannity is doing, i get why it bothers people.orning joe was applauded for his relevancy. we didn't have is that access because we weren't mwa had h with donald trump all the time. >> an that, brian stelter. >> he's now president. and hannity is providing us shelter from the storm. yes, the morning joe relationship when he was a candidate was curious and certainly deserving of scrutiny. now every single day he says mueller is corrupt. he's got to go. he's got to go. the repetition every single night has an effect in the polls. >> wonder who taught him that. >> thank you very much, brian and bill. sad news to report from the nba. the wife of the spurs head coach has died. we have reaction in "bleacher report" next. wiggle room in our budget. i wish our insurance did that. then we could get a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey, welcome back. this guy, right? (laughs) yes. ellen. that's my robe. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have so

. >> you're going to be the trump whisperer, the tweet whisperer. >> i think what he was saying are sanctuary cities are crime infested and that they breed crime. i think that's what he was trying to say. i don't speak to the president about his tweets, of course, but to me i think people are jumping on the term. but i believe looking at the syntax i believe that's what he was trying to say. and i think that's what the point he was making. >> i appreciate you're saying that, why not just say that, though, scott? >> i think he did. i think if you look at the syntax of a lot of things he says both out loud and on twitter sometimes it doesn't come out the way you or i would say it out loud, but if were to say crime infested and breeding concept, i think if you take out the infested i thik he was saying sanctuary cities is a breeding concept. it's super boring to diagram the sentence. >> i love diagrams. >> stand by. we'll get to that after the break. we've got more the discuss. we'll be right back. >>> we are back, sean hannity is the unofficial chief of staff for president trump. according to t

we have a three day meeting with french president macron sometimes called the trump whisperer.e have syria, troops. is there a coordinated plan? we have north korea about as high stakes a summit as can be imagined. we have a hollowed out state department with the president's nominee. these are real world presidential responsibilities. the president seems pre-occupied with the petty stuff. >> it is michael cohen, his personal attorney who is being now investigated and the president does seem exercised if we base it on his 24 tweets about what is going to happen with the russia probe and the investigation into michael cohen. >> we know from the reporting that the reason he is doing this is because he is worried really concerned about michael cohen flipping. he tweeted attacking "new york times" who reported this weekend that basically michael cohen and the president even though they are close and working for the president for a long time the president didn't always treat him the greatest and the best. cohen might flip and the president attacked maggie personally on twitter saying

we've seen other people fancy themselves as a trump whisperer and a long line of people who have been burned. >> rachel maddow has a whole wall -- >> a giant wall. >> again, i think he is being very shrewd. >>> the pris in terms of these aluminum and steel tariffs to exempt european nations, that matters. >> i don't know if he'll be able to get him to exempt european nation. i think if we get a better deal he will exempt as he did with other countries. we're negotiating nafta now in the negotiation weerss going to exempt mexico and canada during the negotiations. which of course gives a much stronger position in the negotiations. but there are third largest trading partner in europe. there's very substantial dollars involved here, that's why wilbur ross was there in the greeting line. i think that the president's very focused on commerce and he will do kwhae what he can to im relationships with france. >> is emmanuel macron going to walk away with from this trip a win for france? when he leaves ar angela merkel is going to be up next? >> well, in the age of trump, victories fleeting.

. >> you're sort of a trump whisperer, because the book you wrote and the idea of a jacks jacksonian approach, which i assume subconsciously, i assume he has not read the 650-page book. >> i'm sure he's memorized it. but there is an interesting question, you do seem to get at, you understand the instincts, is trump the kind of guy that can do what richard says? because this is not the best deal, but we can live with it. and also sell it to a base that's very unilateral and jacks jacksonian. >> president jackson was was a better read president than president trump, but shared some of these ideas in his political base. one of the big issues was the french were reniging on an agreement to repay some debts to the u.s. jackson mobilized the fleet and started sending the rather small american navy across the atlantic, the french agreed to pay, but it was kind of a compromised settlement. jackson embraced it immediately. one of the things about jacksonian leadership is an agreement that they would never buy from obama, they might buy from trump, sort of a nixon to china kind of thing. wheth

the danger of pinning all this on macron is we had trump whisperers before, right? xi jinping and the president get along very well. they have had major reversals with policy within the trump administration. bromance is cute but it overstates the kind of influence that macron has. >> i think you'll probably hear the president say positive things after their meeting, suggesting that perhaps he's open to staying in. but this meeting will fade and then he'll have other meetings, probably with his new secretary of state who will be confirmed later this week, mike pompeo, who has during these confirmation hearings made pretty clear that he didn't commit to staying in this deal. they said they want fixes in this deal but what exactly do those fixes mean? he's going to be surrounding himself with those key players, but may is the critical time for him to pull out. if he pulls out from this deal, what does that say about the north korean nuclear deal, if there is a north korean deal. how do the north koreans view that? >> i think as well we have to view this president coming