US president hits back at French counterpart for saying alliance 'brain dead,' calls on 'delinquent' members to meet defense spending target

Florence Parly bemoans American disengagement from Middle East, says trend likely to continue 'irrespective of who wins the next elections'

French president says he's hopeful, even as Iran's Rouhani and Zarif insist no meeting or talks possible until US ends sanctions

Comments come after president tweeted that Macron was giving Tehran 'mixed signals' by saying they were representing the US in talks

Sapling publicly planted by the men in Washington was whisked into mandatory quarantine -- where, much like the relationship between the two leaders, it did not survive

US president attends 75th anniversary event where French President Emmanuel Macron tells him 'America is never as big as when it is fighting for the freedom of others'