[Hoot Gibson]

This is the voice of weakness and what fear in a feeble American president sounds like.

Biden says 'America is back at the table' as 1st foreign trip continues

Asked Sunday why not hold a joint press conference with Putin, Biden said this summit is "not a contest" and wants the focus of the summit to be on the substance of the closed-door meetings not diverted by efforts to prove dominance in front of cameras.

"This is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass each other. It's about making myself very clear what the conditions are to get a better relationship with Russia," he said. "I don't want to get into being diverted by, did they shake hands? How far did they -- who talked the most and the rest. He can say what he said the meeting was about and I will say what I think the meeting was about. That's how I'm going to handle it."