I wish to express my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undermined by the Supreme Court of the United States.'Īnd Biden has rarely looked liked the world's most powerful man. 'Abortion is a fundamental right for all women,' tweeted French President Emmanuel Macron. Supreme Court's decision to end protections for abortion.īut he could not escape the abortion ruling, with several G7 leaders speaking out about the Supreme Court decision on the eve of the summit. The summit at Schloss Emlau - a resort set amid the majesty of the Bavarian Alps - was a chance to reaffirm his promise that 'America was back' after the Trump years, and escape a string of crises at home - from spiraling inflation and a string of mass shootings to the U.S. While most leaders left their top button undone, Britain's Boris Johnson went further, exposing a little more of his chest than his colleagues Like other leaders, Biden arrived at the summit hoping to escape his own thunderstorms at home.
Johnson responded instead: 'We're working on it.'
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So on Tuesday morning, as he met other leaders, rather than answer a shouted question about how to get grain out of blockaded Ukraine he turned to his peers and said he had not heard the question. It all capped a low-key performance by Biden, where he appeared content to let other leaders - particularly the United Kingdom's Boris Johnson - do most of the talking. It meant he hit the road at 10:58am and was boarding Air Force One in Munich - en route to Mardid where he will reunite with the first lady for a NATO summit - at the time his host, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was addressing the media at the end of the G7 summit. The White House blamed 'weather' for the early exit.
President Joe Biden left the G7 early on Tuesday to avoid approaching thunderstorms, appearing only briefly in front of reporters for a couple of photo opportunities and abandoning a planned speech.