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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump announces he has unilaterally decided to let Putin back into the G7 Summit
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-announces-he-has-unilaterally-decided-to-let-putin-back-into-the-g7-summit-report/Since 2014, Russias membership in the organization has been suspending in response to Vladimir Putins annexation of Crimea. That changed the name from the G8 Summit to the G7 Summit.
The announcement came from pool reporter Gabby Orr of Politico, who said Trump will also invite South Korea, Australia and India to the next summit, which he is postponing until September.
SunSeeker
(51,554 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,748 posts)And nobody that counts came.
Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)How is this suddenly up to Trump??
Recursion
(56,582 posts)But the idea is like how Macron invited the Seychelles and Djibouti: giving a couple of smaller countries a chance to punch above their weight for a minute.
Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)And those smaller countries hadn't been previously suspended by the participating body.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)To maybe September.
Merkel said No thanks. I wonder how many others planned to say no?
Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)Yet another example of "everything Trump touches dies."
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)They all do. Trump just wants the G7 as a Photo Op. They all know that
All the while 40 million people out of work, 102,000 dead, millions sick, protests and riots all over.
Yet in his foolish brain he thinks a splashy extravaganza, a privately funded space shot, him trying to take credit while threatening protesters with vicious dogs and unimaginable weapons is helping him.
Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)She's a leader, he's not.
Angela Merkel Practices Social Distancing by Staying Four Thousand Miles Away from Trump
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213511869
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Saw that!
I doubt the meeting will take place. Foreign Leaders are so sick of Trump they do not want to help him at all.
BTW,Trudeau said, no thanks,too. He put it politely, I do not think I will be able to be there!
Rhiannon12866
(205,327 posts)But, of course, Trump invited Putin so he's probably hoping for a G2.
Raven123
(4,842 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)At least that is a real economic power. (I'm not for that, but at least it makes some sense compared to Russia.)
2naSalit
(86,610 posts)Bet they all tell him to pack it up his wazzoo.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)malaise
(268,997 posts)This started with Bush's torture memo
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Putin bragged that they were doing it. Our intelligence services confirm it.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)D_Master81
(1,822 posts)If every other country doesnt boycott shame on them.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Just like John Goodman kept saying to Steve Buscemi in the Big Lebowski whenever Steve started to talk.
Afromania
(2,768 posts)Doodley
(9,089 posts)DSandra
(999 posts)All the while that hes helping Putin to destroy this country...
Marrah_Goodman
(1,586 posts)struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,262 posts)when no one shows up it'll be the Qnone Summit.