President Joe Biden will shorten his upcoming overseas trip amid the debt limit fight, the White House announced on May 16.
Biden is scheduled to depart for Hiroshima, Japan, on May 17 for the annual G7 summit and return to the United States on May 21.
The G7 includes the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, and France.
“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 default.
“The president spoke to Prime Minister [Anthony] Albanese earlier today to inform him that he will be postponing his trip to Australia,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement….