Biden speaks to world leaders following election win
President-elect Joe Biden began having calls with foreign leaders this week, as President Trump continues to challenge the results of the election.
Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday and with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday.
The former vice president addressed the calls in an exchange with reporters later Tuesday, saying he communicated to other global leaders that “America is back.”
“I’m letting them know that America is back. We are going to be back in the game. It’s not America alone,” Biden said. “The reception and welcome around the world that we have gotten from our allies and our friends has been real.”
Johnson first disclosed his conversation with Biden in a tweet. A Downing Street spokesperson said the two discussed shared priorities like trade and security, including through NATO. Johnson invited Biden to attend the COP26 climate change summit set to take place in Glasgow in November 2021, the spokesperson added. [Continue reading…]