The Latest: Macron asks US to 'make our planet great again'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on French President Emmanuel Macron speaking in front of a joint meeting of Congress (all times local):

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11:30 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron is casting climate policy in President Donald Trump's signature terms.

Addressing a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday, Macron said he was confident the U.S. will re-join the Paris climate agreement.

His appeal: "Let us work together in order to make our planet great again and create new jobs and new opportunities while safeguarding our earth."

Because if earth's climate continues to warm, "there is no Planet B," he added.

It was a clear play on Trump's signature campaign pledge in 2016 to "make America great again." Trump canceled any U.S. involvement in the landmark climate accord and said his focus is on American jobs.

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11:19 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron drew on the shared history and "special bond" of U.S.-French relations as he opened a joint meeting of Congress.

Macron told Congress, "the American and French people have had a rendezvous with freedom."

In recounting common bonds from the earliest days of United States, he was telling of a meeting between Ben Franklin and the French philosopher Voltaire, "kissing each other's cheeks."

In an apparent reference to his friendly meetings this week with President Donald Trump, he said, "It can remind you of something."

Macron was speaking Wednesday as part of his visit to the United States. It's the first time a president from France has addressed Congress in more than a decade, but follows a tradition of foreign leaders appearing at the U.S. Capitol.