Merkel, Johnson, Macron: World leaders line up to telephone Biden
President Donald Trump has not yet conceded to Joe Biden but that isn’t stopping world leaders from reaching out to the politician they assume will be in the White House come January. On Tuesday a flurry of world leaders phoned the president-elect, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin. “I’m letting them know that America is back,” Biden said during a press conference on Tuesday. “We’re going to be back in the game, it’s not America alone.” On Monday night, Trudeau became the first world leader to announce he had spoken to Biden by phone, saying they discussed the need to “tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two countries.” In a two-part tweet, the prime minister wrote that the long list of issues needing addressed by the neighbours include Covid-19, the climate crisis, racial injustice, trade, energy, NATO and relations with China. In Germany, M...