Biden tells Macron he thought French knew about 'clumsy' AUKUS deal | ABC News

US President Joe Biden says America was "clumsy" in its orchestration of a secret US-British submarine deal with Australia during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3CIc7cp Australia cancelled a $90 billion contract with France just hours before the AUKUS alliance was announced, under which the UK and US will provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines instead of conventionally-powered French subs. The arrangement took France by surprise and they described the act as a stab in the back. Mr Biden didn't formally apologise to Mr Macron, but conceded the US should not have caught its oldest ally by surprise. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia