White House Cuts Short Biden’s Trip Abroad Amid Debt Ceiling Talks
President Joe Biden will convene with world leaders at the Group of Seven meeting in Japan, but the White House has canned his trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea amid a debt ceiling standoff.
“President Biden will return to the United States on Sunday, following the completion of the G-7 summit, in order to be back for meetings with congressional leaders to ensure that Congress takes action by the deadline to avert default,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wrote in a statement Tuesday.
Instead, Biden invited Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a state visit at a mutually agreed upon time. The president will additionally meet with Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Quad members, on the sidelines of the G-7.
“What I can speak to is G-7 and going to Hiroshima,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters earlier Tuesday. “We’re reevaluating the rest of the trip right now.” (Read more from “White House Cuts Short Biden’s Trip Abroad Amid Debt Ceiling Talks” HERE)
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