here's what the french president told our fareed zakaria in this exclusive interview to cnn. >> were you disappointed that president trump chose not to go to the cemetery and memorial? >> i know it was his decision, but this is a place that french and american soldiers died together fighting for freedom, and is very important in the history of the u.s. marine corps. were you disappointed? >> no, i think it was just because of the weather and for security reasons, so i do respect that. i'm not part of the security team of president trump. he did want to go there, and we had a discussion, we had a very pleasant and friendly lunch. he wanted to go there, but he was not in a situation to go because the helicopter was blocked in paris due to the weather. but anyway, i appreciate that he had intention to go. if you remember, we together at the white house garden, precisely, we put an oak coming from waterloo together as a symbol of this alliance. so i'm sure that next time it will be in a situation to go there, that they still have a tree in a certain way representing this alliance and the