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Biden, Macron vow unity against Aruba waiting on Venezuelan
Russia, discuss trade row authorities for a meeting
regarding reopening of border

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President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron stand on the stage during a State
Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Ashley Urbaneja “My dream is
Associated Press
to represent Aruba in rhythmic
By COLLEEN LONG, SYVLIE CORBET and Democratic lawmakers said Thursday
and AAMER MADHANI they were not about to jump back into the gymnastics at the Olympics”
Associated Press climate legislation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden In fact, for all the positive statements, Ma-
and Emmanuel Macron vowed to main- cron’s visit to Washington has been tem-
tain a united front against Russia on Thurs- pered by his criticism of Biden’s Inflation
day amid growing worries about waning Reduction Act and the challenges both
support for Ukraine’s war effort in the U.S. leaders face amid the mounting costs of
and Europe. Biden also signaled he might keeping military and economic aid flow-
be willing to tweak aspects of his signature ing to Kyiv with no end in sight for the Rus-
climate legislation that have raised con- sian invasion.
cerns with France and other European al- Despite the differences, Biden and Ma-
lies. cron sought to underscore that the U.S.-
Biden was honoring Macron with a grand France alliance remains solid and that the
state dinner Thursday evening — the first of West must hold steadfast against Russian
the U.S. president’s COVID-19 shadowed President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
presidency for a foreign leader. But follow- “Today, we reaffirm that, as I said, we’re
ing up on Biden’s upbeat comments might going to stand together against this brutal-
not go as smoothly as that fancy affair. Re- ity,” Biden said.
publicans who are about to take control
of the House have shown less willingness Continued on Page 2 Page 11
than Biden to spend billions on Ukraine,