his wife on thes o south lawn t plant a friendship tree, symbolizing the friendship between america and france. it was an oak tree plucked from east of paris from the same grounds where american forces halted a german counteroffensive in the waning months of world war i. the moment was great. two newly elected leaders laying the groundwork for their newfound friendship. macron s hand on trump s back, once the oak tree was rooted. that was then. this is now. the oak tree, a once shining symbol of friendship, is now dead as a door nail. the tree s unfortunate demise was first reported in a french publication last week, but has since withibeen confirmed by th washington post. here s a picture of the same area where the oak once stood. as you can see, it s gone. why? as it turns out, the oak was plucked from the ground shortly after that photo last year. and subjected to a normal quarantine period for any plant
bromance. cheeky kisses, hand-holding. even macron s hand on trump s knee at one point. summed up by the president s statement i like him a lot. all of that leading unanswered for now the question whether the friendship will impact policy. before congress, macron calling on the u.s. to maintain its global outreach in the face of president trump s america first agenda. translator: to be received in the democracy it will not douse the flame of our citizens. we have to keep our eyes wide open to the new risks right in front of us. joining me now, admiral and dean of tufts universities and msnbc national security and diplomacy analyst and christopher dickie, world news editor at daily beast.