President Joe Biden, seen here on March 16, departs March 23 on one of the highest-stakes presidential trips in recent memory, a moment for the US President to assume leadership of a newly united West.
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President Joe Biden, seen here on March 16, departs March 23 on one of the highest-stakes presidential trips in recent memory, a moment for the US President to assume leadership of a newly united West.
Mandatory Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Biden's trip to Europe is one of highest-stakes presidential trips in recent memory. Here's why

President Joe Biden departed Wednesday on one of the highest-stakes presidential trips in recent memory, a moment for the US President to assume leadership of a newly united West.