00:00The pair have shared many firm handshakes.
00:03But relations between Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump are teetering.
00:08Breaking from international decorum late Monday,
00:11the US president even went so far as to publicly share
00:14what he said was a private message from his French counterpart.
00:18My friend, we are totally in line on Syria.
00:22We can do great things on Iran.
00:24I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.
00:27Let us try to build great things.
00:28The transcript then went on to propose a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday,
00:33including Ukrainians, Danes, Syrians and even Russians on the sidelines,
00:37plus a one-on-one dinner between Macron and Trump.
00:40A source close with Macron has described the message as authentic,
00:44but it begs the question, why did Trump publish it if they are indeed friends?
00:50As the once ironclad relationship between the EU and the United States has grown rocky,
00:55Macron has sought to hold ground,
00:57saying international order is at risk.
01:00The US is an established power,
01:02but it's turning away from its allies and walking away from international rules.
01:07It was just recently promoting.
01:09The French president has also hit back at Trump's mission to take over Greenland,
01:14saying recently,
01:15no intimidation nor threat will influence us and that tariff threats are unacceptable.
01:21Trump, in turn, has taken to softly mocking Macron.
01:25And I said, Emmanuel, yes, Donald, Donald, thank you so much for calling.
01:32He also offered a harsh rebuke to Macron's decision to reject his invitation
01:37to join the so-called Board of Peace.
01:40Did he say that?
01:41Well, nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon.
01:44So, you know, that's all right.
01:46To conjole him, however,
01:47the US president then promised a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes.
01:52A humiliation, threat and sign,
01:56Trump still wants Macron to be involved.
