BREAKING: President Joe Biden is cutting short his upcoming overseas trip, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea and a visit to Australia so he can focus on debt limit talks, according to three people familiar with the matter.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk down the steps of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2023, after returning from a weekend in Delaware and attending their granddaughter's graduation.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well as a visit to a Australia for gathering with fellow leaders of the so-called Quad partnership so he can focus on debt limit talks in Washington, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Biden still plans to depart on Wednesday for Hiroshima, Japan, for a Group of Seven summit with leaders from some of the world’s leading economies. He will return to the U.S. on Sunday, according to the people familiar matter who requested anonymity to discuss the yet to be formally announced decision.
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