[president macron speaking french] i just stated the iran deal is an important issue. we ll discuss about that but we have to take it as a part of a broader picture which is security in the whole region and we have upcoming things in iraq. we have stability for our allies and we want to contain
bill: for the moment two major headlines coming out of that. one with regard to iran, sandra. if iran restarts the nuclear program they will have much bigger problems than they ve ever had before. the other one what happened to be the question from john carl about would he pardon michael cohen? we believe that question came from carl. sandra: what struck many of us was the talk of the relationship between the two leaders, macron commented on their excellent personal relationship which he wanted to thank the president for. the president started off by wiping something off the french president s shoulder saying we need to make him perfect. he is perfect. and he, too, weighed in on the significance of their warm
bilateral meeting with the french president macron and his visit at the white house. we watched the arrival together. anthems played from both and the kiss on both cheeks and a 21 gun salute. a day after he and his wife enjoyed a helicopter ride to washington landmarks including mount vernon down the pot om act and president trump hosting his first state dinner. the two issues talking issues of trade, defense, spending, syria, iran, north korea and a press conference that comes your way at high noon eastern time. sandra: one of the biggest agenda items for that meeting is the iran nuclear deal. european allies are working to convince the president to stay in the pact as iran threatens severe consequences to any nation that walks away. rich edson with more on this. good morning.
angela merkel will likely reinforce that message friday while she travels to washington they are trying to saef the administration of iran. they have agreed to bolster inspections. the major sticking point the u.s. wants to extend pro bigss on iran s nuclear program beyond the deal. the u.s. argues the iran deal gave too much up front to iran and continues giving iran too much in benefits. they argue iran s behavior has become more aggressive since the nuclear agreement. whether the ballistic missiles and cyber activities and interference in the wars in yemen and syria. bill: republican senators tim scott and marco rubio. welcome back to our program here. you have a joint operation together. we ll talk about it in a moment here. senator rubio, we may be interrupted by trump and macron
french president macron s visit to washington begins a week of european pressure on president trump to keep the united states in the iran nuclear deal. he set a may 12 deadline where he wants to agree to changes around iran policy. if not to his satisfaction he will withdraw the u.s. from the agreement. the french president said on fox news sunday that he believes the current deal is the best option out there. for nuclear what do you have as a better option? i don t see it. what is the scenario or plan b? i don t have any plan b for nuclear against iran. iran yun minister said european leaders should encourage president trump not to just stay in the deal but implement his part of the bargain in good faith.