Blue State Blues: Biden Is Destroying American Alliances

President Emmanuel Macron broke emphatically with U.S. leadership on China this week, declaring that Europe would not be drawn into a looming confrontation over Taiwan, regardless of what the United States thought was necessary for the defense of democracy.

He defied President Joe Biden even while American money and weapons are pouring into Europe, once again, to defend it from Russian aggression.
 

Macron’s betrayal took place just months after Biden hosted him for the first state dinner of his administration. “[W]e’re still united by the greatest causes: democracy, liberty, equality, opportunity, and freedom,” Biden declared in December.

Evidently not.

White House spokesman John Kirby did his best to defend the “terrific bilateral relationship we have with France.” But few, even in the credulous press corps, seemed to believe him.

Biden has bragged, repeatedly, that he has restored ties with U.S. allies, which he claims were harmed by his predecessor. Yet in just over two years in office, Biden has managed to destroy several key American alliances.