But in order to lure him to Los Angeles for a summit of regional leaders that was plagued by boycotts, Biden agreed to a one-on-one meeting. Here are three takeaways from this week's Summit of the Americas. This week's summit amounted to the type of presidential work Trump found little use for during his time in office. He skipped the Summit of the Americas when he was in office and complained to his aides about attending the G7 and G20 meetings, questioning their point. Yet when it came time for the leaders to gather inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, the discord was plain.

Source: CNN June 11, 2022 03:24 UTC