It was meant to be a second for the historical past books — the primary time a U.S. president visited a Pacific Island nation. Papua New Guinea, the host nation, scrambled to mobilize 1,000 safety officers; the leaders of 17 different nations agreed to make the journey for only a few hours with President Biden, who was scheduled to go on to a gathering in Australia with allies often called the Quad.
Now all these plans have been scrapped. The White Home introduced on Tuesday that Mr. Biden would lower quick an…
