Biden in the background as G20 leaders brace for second go-round with Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Japan was among the nations that Trump visited during his first year in office.
64% : It is Biden who will be at the G20 Summit and retains the power of the presidency until Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
62% : "Four years ago, then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first head of government to meet Trump.
58% : They have also sought meetings since the U.S. election with Trump.
49% : Since the U.S. election, he has vocally encouraged Europe to fight for its interests, in the same way that Trump has vowed to put America first.
47% : "Most of the action right now from our trading partners and allies is in trying to make inroads with the incoming president-elect, Trump, and whoever might be his future team," said Kelly Ann Shaw, who was deputy director of the National Economic Council in his first administration.
46% : Biden hosted Trump at the White House on Wednesday for a two-hour meeting, where they discussed Ukraine, the war in Gaza and fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed proxies in Lebanon.
44% : And that was before Americans had again elected Trump.
34% : "Even the sitting U.S. president has tried to convince Trump to preserve his foreign policy objectives.
32% : And unlike the first time he was in office, Payne said, "Trump actually might follow through on some of these threats.
29% : French President Emmanuel Macron has cautioned that Trump will use trade policy to drive a wedge between China and Europe and try to force nations to pick sides.
25% : The transition period in the U.S. is longer than in most other countries, making for some awkward maneuvering as new and old leaders juggle their need to continue working with Biden, while they try to avoid the appearance of favoritism and sidestep a possible retaliation from Trump.
25% : "Nobody is going to want to look like they're trying to get things done under Biden, because Trump is going to be there in two months," said Justin Logan, of the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute.
24% : Trump vowed to put the squeeze on China and Europe through tariffs and other means during his campaign and has signaled his intent to leave the Paris climate deal again.
13% : "In years since, Biden says leaders have pulled him aside time and time again at international summits to tell him he could not allow Trump to win another term.

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