NATO summit provides Biden a forum to demonstrate his leadership

BIDEN TAKES CENTER STAGE: President Joe Biden capably delivered a forceful speech, read from a teleprompter, at the opening of this week’s Washington summit marking the 75 anniversary of the NATO alliance. He passed the first test in his effort to show he’s still up to the job of leading not just the United States but also the Western world.

But Biden—who is stubbornly resisting pressure from worried Democrats to give up his reelection bid—will face a much bigger test tomorrow. He is scheduled to hold an unscripted news conference, during which he will be peppered with questions from the global press corps.