‘I don’t think they're that consequential’: Biden reacts to Truss’s resignation
Guardian, 21 Oct 2022
Asked if he was concerned about the possible negative economic spillover impact of Liz Truss resignation, president Biden said: ‘I don’t think they’re that consequential’.
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Speaking to reporters Biden said Truss was a good partner ‘on Russia and Ukraine and the British are going to solve their problems’.
In a statement from the White House, Biden said the US and the UK remain ‘allies and enduring friends – and that fact will never change’. He also thanked Liz Truss for her partnership on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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