president times that is incredibly close. months ago, biden and macron were walking arm and arm, this intimate portrait of them when they had a summit together. tell us the dynamics at play here. . >> well, the issue on the surface is the sale of these nuclear submarines to australia, which takes away the deal that france had. but the real issue is the alliance. joe biden campaigned on felting america back in with the world, multilateral approaches on the big challenges of the 2021 century. whether it's china, covid, the global economy. and this for the french is seen as walking away, being blind-sided by a deal, as biden and macron were walking hand in hand. it's almost certain the united states, australia, and britain were negotiating this deal as an alternative to france's teal. so france feels betrayed. and the timing of it is