"This too shall pass," Biden said in 2019, lamenting the isolationist turn the US took under then-President Donald Trump. It was an attempt both by Biden and his counterparts to move on from the tumult and unpleasantness of the Trump years, which left transatlantic ties badly strained. Still, Biden made the case that -- for now at least -- the United States will return to the table. Meeting earlier over video conference with the G7 from the White House Situation Room, Biden joined a club in which he's long sought membership. There is undoubtedly a sense of tensions relaxing with Biden replacing Trump in the United States' chair around the G7 table.

Source: CNN February 19, 2021 10:02 UTC