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How will foreign policy and America's role in the world change after the presidential transition?
It's been a week full of traveling.
Joe Biden made his first and only visit of his presidency to Africa.
Donald Trump is in France for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
And his future Middle east envoy has been to Qatar and Israel.
But President Biden's Africa trip was overshadowed by his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases just a few months ago, though, the president said he would not pardon or commute sentences for him.
I'm extremely proud of my son Hunter.
He has overcome an addiction.
He's one of the brightest, most decent men I know and I am satisfied that I'm not going to do anything.