Trump hits the world stage, Day 1: Come late, leave early, offend host, alienate allies

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Source: NBC News



The president made quite an impression at the G-7 meeting in Canada on Friday. Saturday he departs to Singapore for his summit with Kim Jong Un.

by Jonathan Allen / Jun.08.2018 / 5:37 PM ET





QUEBEC CITY — The world is getting a good look at the two faces of the Trump administration at this week's G-7 meeting in Charlevoix, Canada: One is that of a team of government officials working hard to find common ground with like-minded nations on a wide range of policy issues, while the other is that of a president who at times seems bent on taking a hammer to the whole process.

The U.S. still hopes to be a party to the traditional end-of-summit joint G-7 agreement Saturday, even as President Donald Trump spent much of the week jabbing other world leaders, threatening to raise tariffs on U.S. allies and arguing that America would be better off if the conference didn't produce a new deal.

On Friday, he upped the ante just before heading to Canada: Russia, he said, should be allowed to rejoin the G-7.

That remark was "not planned," according to a National Security Council official......................................

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-world-stage-come-late-leave-early-offend-host-alienate-n881576

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I have no doubt that Trump's EGO is bigly proud of this Headline.






Image: Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau
President Donald Trump sits with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a G-7 summit working session, on June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada.Evan Vucci / AP

[RKP5637]

1. Trump looks like the kind of asshole that can never get anything done other than with tantrums. n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

15. Look at his face and his body language

He has that angry pout that we all know and hate. Look at his clenched left fist and his right arm placed protectively over it, as if that's the only thing holding him back from taking a swing at Trudeau.

[RKP5637]

17. I used to do a lot of negotiations in corporate meetings. I hated it when an

asshole like this would should up representing some group. You knew instantly the guy would be a problem, but moreover they were usually stupid and had no idea what they were talking about.

[onecent]

21. YES,I can see that from that post. Ha ha...he doesn't know how to be A PRESIDENT!

[pazzyanne]

2. Any feeble doubt I had concerning tRumps loyalty

just died a natural death. His championing Putin about restoring Russia to the G-7 in light of the reason he was originally ushered out of that group shows his true loyalty and it is not to the United States. He needs to move to Russia since he loves Putin so much. Several years of nuclear bomb drills when in school make me a very hard sell when it comes to Putin.

[olegramps]

5. I think we should exile him to Russia, they deserve him.

[vlyons]

6. I think we should try and convict him of treason

and then lock him up.

[Oppaloopa]

22. Yes this one.

[Rorey]

8. Russia doesn't want him *there*

He's only useful to Putin while he's here, specifically in the White House. F--king traitor.

[subterranean]

9. No Collusion!

[pazzyanne]

18. Riiighttt!

By the way, I have a bridge in the Arizona dessert that I am selling. Are you interested?

[Achilleaze]

3. Dirty Donny* (R) is The Quintessential A-hole

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Trump never participates when he knows he can't win.

He just throws a tantrum, takes his toys and leaves....or runs to the nearest golf course.

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[vlyons]

7. He hates the G7 because

he can't compete against a united front. That's why he only like to deal one to one with other countries.

[George II]

10. He's now holding a press conference prior to sneaking out early. The man is a total embarrassment!

Babbling on and on without making a bit of sense.

[turbinetree]

11. He's a traitor to this country and to our allies.....................he is an embarrassment

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[Sancho]

12. Did they have to throw out the mattress when he left....

the EPA staff is looking for a used one.

[logosoco]

13. He is an embarassment to this country and human beings in general.

He is very greedy and selfish and I do not believe that is a representation of most Americans. I like to think that the regular folks like myself in other parts of the world understand this and will have patience as we Americans are having to practice.

His time is short and I have hope that we will fix his mess just as Obama fixed much of the bush mess. We are not making much progress doing it like this, but that seems to be the way we do things in the US.

[RKP5637]

19. I hope they understand too, that the election of this guy was a fluke. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

24. Unfortunately, this is the 'Ugly American' that we've all read and heard about...

rump fits this description to a 'T'. Outsized ego and hot air makes up the rest of his character. Perhaps one day he'll blow himself up w/ all of the hot air and float away...

[gademocrat7]

14. It is disgusting that this buffoon is president.

He lacks the intelligence and diplomacy to meet with our allies. He is putin's puppet.

[Corgigal]

16. He looks like the

silly old cranky man that no one wants to invite for any holiday dinner. He's miserable, so I will make everyone else miserable too. Pathetic.

[Fritz Walter]

20. So much for being such a deal-maker

World leaders know a con artist when they see one. And they do not suffer this fool gladly!

[George II]

23. Shall we all chip in and buy him this book?

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. Locking - the hosts feel this is analysis, rather than a breaking news story

(It titles itself "News analysis&quot . The idea of admitting Russia to a G8 is covered in this LBN thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142078566

Please continue discussion there, or repost in GD or Editorials. Thanks.