france to spending 2% of gdp on defense spending. and also he, macron, has been critical of germany on trade just as president trump has. so how important is it for president trump to solidify a solid relationship with a western leader, i.e, macron, right now. >> reporter: right, i think that's the question. there's no way to paper over the fact these are two leaders who have drastically opposing views of the way the international community should operate and the direction of the world in general. on trade, on climate change, on the eu, you name it, these guys have different ideas of what the path of western democracies working together should mean in the 21st century. at the same time they both have an interest in figuring out a way to work together and figuring out a way to be friends. for trump that interest is simply rooted in his desire to have one western leader with whom he can have a constructive, positive working relationship. his attempts to forge a