“It’s fantastic to see the United States really stepping up and showing a lead – a real, real lead,” Johnson said.
Trump, a Republican, had pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord. Biden brought the country back into the international treaty after he came into office in January.
The president said the two leaders would discuss trade in their meeting. Britain is eager to seal a US-UK trade deal.
“We’re going to talk about trade a little bit today, and we’re going to have to work that through,” Biden said.
Johnson took the Amtrak train from the UN General Assembly in New York to Washington for the White House get-together.
“They love you,” Johnson said to Biden, seemingly referring to the US railway staff. “Well, they should,” replied Biden, a regular train commuter for more than 30 years, to laughter.
Johnson’s team regards the visit as a triumph, demonstrating that Britain can thrive on the world stage after its divorce last year from the European Union.
The meeting comes amid a US rift with EU rival France, in which Britain played a crucial part. A submarine deal the United States and Britain recently announced with Australia came at France’s expense, prompting France to withdraw its ambassadors to the United States and Australia and cancel a defence meeting with Britain.
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