Biden kicks off a pair of European summits planning to reaffirm American moral leadership, but the Supreme Court decision on abortion has left him on the defensive.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health OrganizationFrench President Emmanuel Macron expressed a“It must be protected,” Macron wrote. “I wish to express my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undermined by the Supreme Court of the United States.
It was against this backdrop that he began a trip on Sunday meant to focus on how to fix Ukraine, a fledgling democracy fighting Russia’s autocratic forces. But Biden now must also reckon with how his own country, a democracy dating back centuries, is grappling with antidemocratic forces internally and, in the view of his counterparts at least, falling behind the hallmarks of other Western nations.
“There’s profound consternation about all this,” said Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, a Brussels-based think tank. “I don’t think this reflects on Biden personally — his authority, his leadership at this particular moment in time. But it definitely, definitely strengthens the idea — which is already widely felt across Europe — that in 2024 a Democratic president won’t be elected. They believe another Trump-like president could come.
Jean-Pierre was also asked how the Supreme Court’s decision will impact the standing of the United States overseas, especially in parts of the world where the administration is working to promote women’s rights. “I don’t think this stops the work that the president is going to do or wants to do or is looking to do with leaders,” she said.
The G-7 was held in Germany, where the parliament on Friday — the same day the Supreme Court overturned the landmark
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