Biden hosts state dinner for Emmanuel Macron
President Biden hosted his first state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron, with congressional leaders and celebrities in attendance. Weijia Jiang reports.
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President Biden hosted his first state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron, with congressional leaders and celebrities in attendance. Weijia Jiang reports.
The White House had not held a state dinner since September 2019, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are welcoming French President Emmanuel and his wife, Brigitte Macron, for the first state dinner of Biden's presidency. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reported from the White House.
President Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for the first state dinner of his administration. The two leaders held talks about the war in Ukraine ahead of the dinner. Ed O'Keefe has the details.
President Biden was hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House for the first state dinner of Biden's presidency. John Dickerson analyzed the implications of the state dinner with Erik Brattberg, senior vice president at Albright Stonebridge Group.
President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated a commitment to helping Ukraine fight Russia's invasion in a joint news conference at the White House Thursday. Mr. Biden also defended the Inflation Reduction Act, which Macron had reportedly called "super aggressive." The Bidens are hosting Macron and his wife, Brigitte, for a state visit. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
President Biden is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday ahead of his first state dinner since taking office. The two presidents met to discuss several topics, including the war in Ukraine and their economic policies. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns joined Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano to discuss.
It's the first state dinner President Biden has hosted since taking office last year.
President Biden greeted French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for the first state visit of the Biden presidency on Thursday. "France and the United States are once again defending the democratic values and universal human rights which are the heart of both our nations," Mr. Biden said. Watch his remarks.
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