Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia sub deal

3 years ago

ROME (AP) — Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty. Biden and Macron greeted each other with handshakes