{"id":1453017,"date":"2022-04-25T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453017"},"modified":"2022-04-25T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:15:13","slug":"he-was-uh-at-the-eiffel-tower-biden-says-french-president-wasnt-there-to-take-congratulatory-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-uh-at-the-eiffel-tower-biden-says-french-president-wasnt-there-to-take-congratulatory-call\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He Was, Uh, At The Eiffel Tower\u2019: Biden Says French President Wasn\u2019t There To Take Congratulatory Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhe-was-uh-at-the-eiffel-tower-biden-says-french-president-wasnt-there-to-take-congratulatory-call%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1393505714.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden said Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron had not been available to take his call offering congratulations for his reelection win.<\/p>\n<p>Biden explained that he had called, but had spoken to staff members because Macron had been busy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/french-president-macron-wins-second-term-over-right-wing-candidate-le-pen\/\">celebrating his win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIDEN: &#8220;I tried to talk to [Macron] last night. We spoke with his staff, but he was uh, at the Eiffel Tower having a good time.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eJsr7l3N2W\">pic.twitter.com\/eJsr7l3N2W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1518622335267397635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI tried to talk to [Macron] last night. We spoke with his staff, but he was uh, at the Eiffel Tower having a good time,\u201d Biden told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Macron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/24\/europe\/french-election-results-macron-le-pen-intl\/index.html\">won 58.5% of the vote<\/a> during a runoff election that took place on Sunday. He and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen had advanced from a field of 12 candidates to the runoff after the April 10 election, and Sunday\u2019s final vote made Macron the first French President in two decades to win reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Macron acknowledged during his victory speech that some had voted for him not because they liked him but because they had concerns about the far-right position taken by his opponent \u2014 and he promised to address their concerns and unite France going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn answer must be found to the anger and disagreements that led many of our compatriots to vote for the extreme right,\u201d Macron said as he declared victory on Sunday. \u201cIt will be my responsibility and that of those around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Biden also offered his congratulations to Macron in a tweet late Sunday, saying, \u201cCongratulations to @EmmanuelMacron\u00a0on his re-election. France is our oldest ally and a key partner in addressing global challenges. I look forward to our continued close cooperation \u2014 including on supporting Ukraine, defending democracy, and countering climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmmanuelMacron<\/a> on his re-election. France is our oldest ally and a key partner in addressing global challenges. I look forward to our continued close cooperation \u2014 including on supporting Ukraine, defending democracy, and countering climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1518361861661544448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Macron reportedly did take a call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however. \u201cMacron spoke to Zelenskiy tonight, who congratulated him on his re-election, the Elys\u00e9e says,\u201d Reuters reporter Michel Rose tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Macron spoke to Zelenskiy tonight, who congratulated him on his re-election, the Elys\u00e9e says<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michel Rose (@MichelReuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichelReuters\/status\/1518365599088447489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The French President is not the first world leader to miss a call from the White House in recent weeks, either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the second world leader in just months who ignored Joe Biden\u2019s phone calls,\u201d New York Post reporter Jonathan Levine <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1518621181187874817\">tweeted<\/a>, going on to share an article about leaders from both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who declined to take phone calls from President Biden amid the Russian war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was March,\u201d he added in the caption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was March <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KDNhPObXh\">https:\/\/t.co\/7KDNhPObXh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevineJonathan\/status\/1518621682348564480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/saudi-emirati-leaders-decline-calls-with-biden-during-ukraine-crisis-11646779430\">report<\/a> from The Wall Street Journal, Saudi and UAE leadership indicated that they would not help President Biden address rising gas prices unless he agreed to support them in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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