* Biden addressed reporters at the end of the G7 summit in the UK
* He fielded multiple questions about his upcoming summit with Putin * Leaders have been negotiating for days on a special communique
* It will allow a World Trade Organization labeling of China as a 'non-market economy'
* It called attention to human rights and pointed to Xinjiang * Additionally, it calls for a 'transparent' WHO investigation into virus origins
* Beijing is already hitting back at decisions by a 'small group of countries'
* Biden declared the U.S. 'is back at the table'
* Slapped at Trump by saying 'We do not view NATO as sort of a protection racket'
President Joe Biden said Sunday he did not want to hold a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week because he wasn't interested in getting into a 'contest' after he raises serious issues with his counterpart.
'This is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass each other,' Biden said at a press conference at the end of the G7 summit.
'It's about making myself very clear what the conditions are to get a better relationship with Russia. We are not looking for conflict. We are looking to resolve those actions which we think are inconsistent with international norms,' he said.
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Update: Biden references potential for a lab 'experiment gone awry' as he and other G7 leaders call for a 'transparent' probe into the origins of COVID-19 and chastise China on human rights (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: Another public appearance by President Biden. More ramblings, confusion, and mistakes like mixing up Covid and COVAX in his latest stumble.
Update #2: President Biden's had to put a dig against the former President in his opening remarks (video below).
Update #3: OMG! He cannot focus. His thought process is changing every ten seconds.