US President Joe Biden scraps trip to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks at home, White House says
US President Joe Biden spoke to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier in the day to inform that he will be postponing his trip to Australia. / Photo: Reuters
US President Joe Biden is scrapping planned visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea after the G7 summit in Japan to instead focus on talks in Washington on the nation's debt limit, the White House said. "President Biden will return to the United States on Sunday, following the completion of the G7 summit, in order to be back for meetings with Congressional leaders to ensure that Congress takes action by the deadline to avert a default," said spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement on Tuesday.
Jean-Pierre said Biden spoke to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier in the day to inform that he will be postponing his trip to Australia. He invited Albanese for an official state visit at a time to be agreed on by their teams.
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