Emmanuel Macron refused to comment on his telephone conversations with Donald Trump, which took place on May 31. According to the French president, he prefers not to disclose what is happening behind the scenes, writes Ouest France. At the same time, Macron recalled the words of the outstanding German politician Otto von Bismarck: "He who loves sausage and politics should not see how they are made". However, the French leader admitted that the conversation with Trump was "frank". According to the source, Trump and Macron discussed the introduction of new American duties on steel and aluminum. Earlier RT reported that the French president called illegal and erroneous the introduction of new taxes on imports into the US of steel and aluminum from Europe, Canada and Mexico.