Biden invokes 'shared commitment to liberty' in welcoming France's Macron
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President Joe Biden welcomed President Emmanuel Macron of France to the White House for the first official state visit against a backdrop of the war in Ukraine, tensions over American trade subsidies, and China.
Invoking a “shared commitment to liberty” between the United States and France, Biden ticked through the challenges facing the two nations, including “facing down Vladimir Putin’s grasping ambition for conquest in Russia and his brutal war against Ukraine, which has once more shattered peace on the continent of Europe.”
Biden delivered his remarks from the White House South Lawn before hundreds of people.
"The Marseillaise" was performed alongside a 21-gun salute followed by "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the leaders greeted one another accompanied by their spouses.
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