US EditionBiden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in California
- President Joe Biden cancelled his final overseas trip to Italy just hours before departure to monitor fires in California.
- The trip was intended to be a concluding event for Biden's presidency and to strengthen American alliances before leaving office.
- Biden approved a federal major disaster declaration for Los Angeles County, enabling federal funding for housing and repairs.
- The Palisades fire, which started while Biden was in Los Angeles, prompted the cancellation of his visit to Thermal to announce new national monuments.
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Biden cancels trip to Italy and meeting with Pope Francis amid deadly California wildfires
President Joe Biden speaks to the media on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires at the White House on Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). President Joe ... [...]
Biden cancels trip to Italy and meeting with Pope Francis
President Joe Biden speaks to the media on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires at the White House on Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 10, 2025 / 12:05 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming visit to Italy — what would have been the final diplomatic trip of his presidency and which included a planned meeting with Pope Francis — in order to address the ongoing de…
Biden’s Scrapped Vatican Trip Highlights Symbolism of Farewell Diplomacy
Chris Allan President Joe Biden descends the steps of Air Force One on Sept. 13, 2021, in Sacramento, California. COMMENTARY: A president’s choice of farewell is often more about symbolism than substance — a final effort to underscore priorities and help shape the narrative of a legacy.
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PressNewsAgencyUS VP Kamala Harris cancels trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to California wildfires
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris cancelled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to the ongoing wildfires in California, the White House said on Thursday (Jan 9) after Pr
President Joe Biden cancelled Wednesday the last trip outside his presidency just hours before leaving for Rome and the Vatican, and chose to stay in Washington to monitor the response to the devastating fires that ravage California. Biden planned to leave Thursday afternoon, after praising former President Jimmy Carter at a memorial service in Washington, for the three-day trip in which he will meet with Pope Francis, Italian President Sergio M…
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