Joe Biden met Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met for the final time as president Saturday in Peru as the specter of Donald Trump's return to the White House took center stage at the Asia-Pacific economic summit.

Mr. Trump has criticized the Biden administration for what he calls its lax handling of the border — but it has left him with tools he can use to shut down the border.

Xi, who arrived in Lima on Thursday, plans a week-long diplomatic blitz in Latin America that includes a refurbished free-trade agreement with Peru, inaugurating the massive Chancay deep-water port there and being welcomed in Brazil's capital next week for a state visit.

RCP White House reporter Phil Wegmann discussed Donald Trump's remarkable meeting Wednesday with President Joe Biden, and Biden's trip to South America this week, Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show.

At a campaign event in Georgia in July 2024, Jill Biden referred to Trump as "evil" as she spoke about comments the president-elect is said to have made about the military in private. "Does Donald Trump know anything about military? N o, he disparages those who sacrifice for our country," Biden said.

Biden will travel to Peru and Brazil for leader summits as he looks to define his legacy and assure allies of America's role on the world stage.

Citing a military statute that bans extremist tattoos, Gaither said the Deus Vult tattoo "falls along the line of Insider Threat." The Associated Press and Reuters first reported on Gaither's warning letter to the National Guard.

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has become a major fundraiser and economic adviser to Trump, appears to be the leading candidate for the role, two sources familiar with the transition told the BBC's US partner CBS News earlier this week.

Joe Rogan suggested that President Biden was so angry at his own party for having him step down that he was actually happy about Trump's victory over his own Vice President.

Donald J. Trump has promised a more aggressive approach, after the Biden administration worked to avoid open conflict with Beijing.

"Stop playing by rules that no longer exist. At this point, it's not just spinelessness, it's complicity," the president-elect's estranged niece said.