Usa Weekly News, Biden meets Macron at the White House: “Alliance with France is vital”

Essential alliance – “The alliance between France and the United States is essential for the defense of democracy. France and the USA, together with Europe and the G7, are united in facing Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine”. So Joe Biden welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron and the première Dame Brigitte to the White House. “The temperature is cold but our hearts are warmed by friendship. It is an honor to host you on the first state visit of my administration,” added the American president

“He’s a friend” – Joe Biden explained giving French President Emmanuel Macron the honor of being his administration’s first official visiting head of state by saying, “Because he’s a friend of mine.” Then he officially praised him, in front of journalists. Speaking of a “watershed moment” in history about which side to choose,” Biden added: “The United States could not ask for a better partner than France in this work.”

USA and France for Ukraine – “We want to maintain the territorial integrity of Ukraine but also to achieve sustainable peace”: thus Emmanuel Macron in the statements of his conversation in the Oval Office with Joe Biden. “These are very difficult times. France and the United States have been cooperating closely since the beginning of the war to help resist Kiev,” he added

Support for Ukraine – The Biden administration “will continue to ask Congress to provide Ukraine with the assistance it needs.” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said this in a spot with the press aboard Air Force One that is carrying President Joe Biden to Michigan, responding to a question about threats from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, speaker in pectore after his party’s narrow victory in the House in the Midterm elections, to “no longer provide blank checks”

Redline – The “red line” created between the US and Russian militaries at the beginning of the war in Ukraine has only been used once. A senior US official reported this to Reuters, specifying that it was Washington that used the hotline to initiate a descalation. It is not clear what episode triggered the alarm, probably the operations of Russian forces against critical infrastructures such as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Hakeem Jeffries – US House Democrats have chosen Hakeem Jeffries, 52, of New York, as their leader and Nancy Pelosi’s successor. It’s a historic step that makes Jeffries the first African American to lead either major party in both houses of Congress

Walker VS Warnock – More than 300,000 people have already voted in the Midterm ballot for the Georgia Senate pitting Republican Herschel Walker, the controversial candidate backed by Donald Trump, and incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. The figure surpassed the previous state record of 233,000 early votes. Election day is Tuesday 6 December. This is the last race for the upper house of the US Congress, which the Democrats have retained control. It is a matter of seeing if they will be able to expand it

US 2024 for Newsom? – California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he will not challenge Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries for the 2024 US presidential election. “I told everyone in the White House, from the chief of staff to the First Lady,” the Democrat said in an interview with Politico specifying that he had discussed it with the president on the evening of the Midterm elections after he was reconfirmed as California leader

More effective – “The truth is that Twitter has failed in terms of trust and safety for a long time and has interfered in elections. Twitter 2.0 will be more effective, transparent and impartial,” says Elon Musk

Condemnation – The leader of the US far-right group the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, was convicted of “seditious conspiracy” for the January 6, 2021 assault on Capitol Hill. The conviction is a victory for the US Justice Department, which has always maintained that the attack on the Capitol was more than just a political protest that got out of hand, but rather a violent attack on the seat of American democracy and an attempt to keep Joe Biden away from the White House by any means possible

Gaslighting most widespread word of 2022 – Gaslighting is the most widespread word in 2022 according to the American Merriam-Webster dictionary, on whose website searches for the term increased by 1,740% compared to 2021. The expression means psychological manipulation of a personusually over a long period of time which, according to the vocabulary, “causes the victim to question the validity of their thoughts, perceptions of reality or memories and leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of their emotional or mental stability”

Since Trump’s first presidential campaign, the media have begun to use gas lightingmore or less correctly, in reference to some attitudes of the tycoon such as when he accused Hillary Clinton of having spread conspiracy theories that questioned the birth and citizenship of Barack Obama

“When our country is united, we are stronger” – “What we share is much greater than the things that separate us. The soul of our nation is, and always has been, we the people”. Thus the First Lady Jill Biden presenting the Christmas decorations in the East Room of the White House

We may celebrate different holidays, we may sing different songs or say different prayers, but our shared American values ​​endure season after season,” the first lady stressed, speaking to an audience of about 150 including members of the National Guard, volunteers who set up decorations and reporters

Christmas lights – Joe Biden and First Lady Jill lit the Christmas tree lights in front of the White House in Washington. The president invited the crowd present to count down together before illuminating the decorated fir tree with over one hundred lights. The ceremony has been held annually since 1923

Presidential menu – From Maine lobster to beef, the menu for the state dinner that Joe and Jill Biden organized for the French president Emmanuel Macron and the premiere Dame Brigitte was under the banner of Made in the USA with lots of cheeses to close the meal

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The dishes, created by the chef of the presidential residence Cris Comerford, were: Maine lobster in butter, Osetra caviar and a pumpkin ravioli with tarragon sauce. Then beef with shallot jam with buttered potatoes, red wine reduction. Finally, American artisan cheeses