Trump to depart G-7 summit early

[demmiblue]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump will leave the G-7 summit before its conclusion, the White House announced on Thursday night, following a day of back-and-forth with fellow world leaders that foreshadowed confrontations during the meeting of the world's largest advanced economies.

Trump will be depart the summit in Quebec at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and head directly to Singapore, the site of his June 12 meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. The G-7 summit is scheduled to wrap up later on Saturday.

Before the announcement, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada both promised to confront Trump over his recent decision to impose tariffs on U.S. allies.

Trump, in response, laid into the two leaders on Thursday evening over those plans.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/07/trump-g7-trudeau-macron-632988

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Trump to skip climate portion of G7 after Twitter spat with Macron and Trudeau

(CNN)President Donald Trump plans to depart from this weekend's Group of 7 summit in Canada several hours early, the White House announced Thursday, punctuating an explosion of acrimony between Trump and his foreign counterparts on the eve of the talks.

The White House said Trump would depart mid-morning on Saturday, skipping sessions on climate change and the environment. An aide will take his place, the White House said.

The announcement came as Trump engaged in a bitter back-and-forth with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over Twitter, both of whom he'll meet face-to-face on Friday.

Trump is expecting a knock-down, drag-out fight with top US allies over trade during his time at the conference, held in remote Quebec. It's a battle he believes he can win, but which he's unenthusiastic about waging in person, people familiar with his thinking say.

[BootinUp]

1. Meeeowww. Nt

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Well,he has to meet with his handler Vald.

[forgotmylogin]

13. And cram a bunch of Korea facts into his head.

I sincerely doubt the reports that he's been "preparing" for his summits.

Plus, he doesn't care about the climate, so that'd be a big snooze for him.

[bitterross]

3. And the real world leaders rejoiced

As if anyone cares that he is there in the first place.

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. I would love to believe this will be the cowards waterloo...

NOT wage battle in person?? - Coward!!! Bone spur coward....

[RockRaven]

5. Like most bullies, he's a coward deep down, and he's already planning to run away

from the confrontation his bluster has ensured.

[smirkymonkey]

17. He bravely ran away, away, brave, brave Sir Spanky.

[TeamPooka]

6. what a man-baby.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Leaving early

it's an omen

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Coward...nt

[dalton99a]

9. Goddamn coward runs his mouth on Twitter then slinks away

So typical Trump

[Javaman]

10. "they aren't kiss my american entitled ass! I'm leaving!" nt

[GusBob]

11. Lol knock down fight. HES RUNNING AWAY

Grab em by the p-word Macron!

[LuckyLib]

12. He'll get to Singapore early so he can play some golf. He does have his priorities.

[keithbvadu2]

14. World leader - runs away first.

[NBachers]

15. Frightened little bunny leaves trail of shit-pellets scattered behind him as he runs away.

[SergeStorms]

16. "It's a battle he can win".

In a war of wits and facts, Trump is completely without ammunition. He'd get his ass spanked by any REAL leader of the free world!

What a pompous ass. He still believes he's "the world's greatest negotiator". He's the world's biggest moron, that's for certain.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. Why is he even going?

He will just make things worse.

And he doesn't want to be lectured.