President Biden Has Postponed His Planned Trip To The Middle East

US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One upon arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on June 2, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)  

CNN: Biden's meeting with Saudi crown prince pushed back to July 

(CNN)A meeting between President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is now expected to happen next month, according to an administration official. 

CNN reported earlier this week that Biden and the crown prince were planning to meet at the end of June as part of a broader summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which Saudi Arabia currently presides over. 

Biden is still expected to travel later this month to Germany and Spain for the G7 and NATO summits respectively. 

Officials determined that two separate trips -- one to Europe and one to the Middle East -- would allow for more time to plan and set a schedule and agenda.  

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Update #1: Biden postpones planned trip to Middle East (Axios).  

Update #2: Biden’s visits to Israel, Saudi Arabia pushed back to July (Times of Israel)  

WNU Editor: President Biden is still expected to travel later this month to Germany and Spain for the G7 and NATO summits respectively.