WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden conceded there are "glitches" in his signature climate law that harm America's European allies, but refused to apologize for his administration's support for U.S. manufacturers.
"The United States makes no apology and I make no apology since I wrote the legislation we're talking about," Biden said Thursday during a White House news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron. "There are tweaks that we can make that fundamentally make it easier for European countries to participate and/or be on their own."
The president welcomed Macron for a diplomatic spectacle that featured a 21-gun salute during a morning ceremony and a glittering evening gala for more than 300 people on the South Lawn of the White House. Macron is the first foreign leader to make an official state visit to the U.S. since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in August.
