Biden should make sure G-7 isn’t full of hot air

By Washington Examiner

Published June 12, 2021 4:05am ET

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Biden should make sure G-7 isn’t full of hot air — President Joe Biden speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, center, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, left, after posing for the G-7 family photo with guests at the G-7 summit, Friday, June 11, 2021, in Carbis Bay, England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) | AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

This year’s G-7 summit begins on Friday and concludes on Sunday.

We have a question: Beyond the rosy rhetoric, relief that former President Donald Trump has relinquished power, and the tranquil setting of Cornwall’s Corbis Bay, will this summit actually accomplish anything? Will it secure historical benefits for America and our allies, or simply a festival of media adoration?

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