MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 27-02-23

Executive Summary:

• President Biden has questioned the credibility of the supposed “Chinese peace plan” for Ukraine in an interview with ABC.
• The new House of Representatives committee on “strategic competition” between the US and China will hold its first public hearing on Tuesday evening.
• The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published a report to Congress on China’s WTO compliance.
• President Biden will warn House Democrats of the risk of default at a retreat in Baltimore on Wednesday.
• Biden says that concerns over his age, raised by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, are “totally legitimate.”
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has continued to court speculation that he is preparing a presidential run.
• US officials offer a lukewarm assessment of Ukraine’s chances of retaking Crimea.
• President Biden continues to experience low approval on issues related to the economy, immigration, and the opioid epidemic – key issues for Republican voters.

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