Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, meets President Trump on June 24. This is the first high-level White House visit as diplomacy reopens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. General restrictions on foreign visitors for both Poland and the U.S. remain in place. The visit takes place days before the Polish presidential elections on June 28 and amid discussions about an impending withdrawal of 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany. The official reason for the high-level visit is cooperation on defense and investment. But it is also a photo-op for the Polish president in the middle of a hard-fought election.
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Supporters of candidate in Poland's presidential election, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski attend a rally in Castle Square in Warsaw on the last day of campaigning before June 28 vote on June 26, 2020.
