Biden to cut short Asia-Pacific trip due to debt ceiling stalemate
STORY: Biden to cut short Asia-Pacific trip due to debt ceiling stalemate
DATELINE: May 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:41
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President
2. various of White House
STORYLINE:
U.S. President Joe Biden will not travel to Papua New Guinea and Australia later this month as originally planned due to the ongoing stalemate in negotiations with congressional leaders to address the debt ceiling crisis, the White House announced Tuesday.
Biden will still go to Hiroshima, Japan, the first leg of the trip, to participate in the three-day Group of Seven (G7) summit beginning Friday.
SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President
"I'm cutting my trip short, and postponing the Australia portion of the trip and my stop in Papua New Guinea in order to be back for the final negotiations with congressional leaders. I spoke today with Prime Minister Albanese of Australia a short time ago and let him know what was going on."
He will return t
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