Biden may skip Australia Quad meet as debt ceiling default nears, White House says


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 May 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden may skip a visit to Australia on an upcoming Asia trip due to the unfolding debate in Washington over the U.S. debt ceiling, the White House said on Tuesday.

John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, said Biden would depart for Japan on Wednesday as scheduled but a subsequent stop in Australia is being reevaluated.

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