S PresidentJoeBidenonFridayvowedtoendtransactionaldiplomacyandpromotedemocracyoverautocraciesah, starkcontrasttotheforeignpolicyofhispredecessor, DonaldTrump.
Speakingafter a virtualvisittoEuropeforthe G sevenleadersmeeting, BidentriedtoreestablishtheUSas a teamplayerfollowingfouryearsofTrump's Americafirstpolicies, onesthatangeredalliesbybreakingoffglobalaccords.
I knowthepastfewyearsofstrainedandtestedourtransatlanticrelationship, buttheUnitedStatesisdetermined, determinedtoreengagewithEurope.
AndBidencametoplayannouncing a $4 billionpledgeofsupportforglobalcoronavirusvaccinationefforts, showcasing a nearly $2 trillionspendingmeasurethatcouldbolsterboththe U.
S andglobaleconomiesandreenteringtheUSintotheParisclimateaccordwhichTrumphadturnedhisbackon.
WehavetorapidlyaccelerateourcommitmentstoaggressivelycurbouremissionsandthewholeoneanotheraccountableBidenonFriday, firstjoined G sevenleadersfromBritain, France, Germany, Italy, CanadaandJapanbyvideoconferencehostedbyBritishPrimeMinisterBorisJohnson, a meetingwhichincludedtheawkwardmomentfamiliartoallwhoworkremotely.
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Aftersomechuckles, leadersgottoworkpledgingbillionsofdollarsto a coronavirusvaccinationprogramforpoorercountries.