That diplomacy is back and that the u.s. is committed to multilateral action and cooperation then there s have been missteps. most notably, the chaotic departure from afghanistan and the rift with france recently. i think it s looking pretty good as the meeting that biden had in rome seemed to be going pretty good. and candor really helped that biden admits that the u.s. made a mistake. these are only words according to macron, and probably looking for more action, for support for france s military and counterterrorism support. tho but this is a first step with mending a relationship which, of course, i do think is very solid. natasha, let s play a sound bite between that meeting with president biden and french president emmanuel macron. i think what happened was, to
Really, what are the tangible outcomes, you hear from world leaders, especially in europe saying this is a crisis we have to face now. we don t have time to stall. several years to argue what is better to proceed. this is a question now. and who is actually doing that taking concrete steps to make changes by 2030, 2050, often years that you hear as a goal from these officials. so, i think that s one of the reasons the white house wanted to have a concrete step of those climate provisions from the president s plan, because they wanted him to be able to send it in and say here s what the united states is doing. you guys need to get in line and do something similar. and it s an open question here at the g20 whether they make a statement, economics to emissions reduction prior to the summit. that s the entire do they get there and how substantive it is the question. to your point, assuming the framework becomes a reality in the u.s., $550 billion which the
Particularly over taiwan. you saw this bubble up last week with the taiwanese president that the u.s. has forces on ground, a training role, but in taiwan. that s a deep issue for china and it shows the depth of u.s. concern about china s threat to taiwan. so, to miss an opportunity for xi and biden to speak, perhaps find a way forward on this is a loss. the white house trying to look at this as a positive, because biden has something of an advantage. i take it, kaitlan, president biden was pretty pleased with his 90-minute meeting with pope francis yesterday. it was a very emotional opportunity for the second catholic president of the united states to meet with the pontiff. and he was rather blunt in describing his meeting with president emmanuel macron of france, saying basically the u.s. screwed up in the leadup for the rift that developed? i think french officials were surprised by just how candid the president was during that session yesterday, especially in front of cameras w
G7, four or five months ago, the first meeting in person. president biden first appearance since taking the office, in the beast. there are few that are as armor as the u.s. president s limo limousine, and they fly it in. and mario draghi, the host of the g20 summit is greeting the president. that is happening as they speak right now. i don t know if we ll hear anything. a traditional minute that they stan stand and do a little photo. i think it s worth noting, wolf, the difference in rapport between this and the last in-person g20 meeting two years
He came with a presence that he is president now, america is back. meaning he s going to destroy the alliances and with his predecessor, it has changed that. and the question whether or not that is successful is a big one for the president today. and jim sciutto is here with us as well. jim, there s several notable absences from the g20 summit but the leaders of russia and china are staying home. yeah, they re phoning it on, the white house thinks it s an opportunity biden physically present might be able to cajole, push, negotiate with u.s. allies on the priorities including climate but also economic issues today. but on the flip side, of course, it s a missed opportunity because there had been hope leading up to g20, particularly for xi and biden to meet face-to-face. because the u.s. and china are in the midst of a genuinely deeply intense period right now.