United States President Joe Biden canceled what would have been the final overseas trip of his presidency, choosing to remain in Washington and focus on the federal response to the disastrous fires raging across California instead of departing for Italy.
"After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
