Tag: Angela Merkel

Trump says he is postponing G7 summit

The move comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly declined to participate in an in-person summit in June.

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that the Group of Seven summit of world leaders would be postponed until at least September.

“I’m postponing it because I don’t feel as a G7 it probably represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,” Trump said, according to a press pool report. He also said he’d like to invite additional countries, including Russia, Australia, South Korea and India, to attend the summit.

Russia was ejected from what was then the G8 in 2014 as punishment for the annexation of Crimea. While Trump has repeatedly advocated for Russia’s return, other world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have objected to the move.

Germany’s Merkel rejects Trump invite to G7 summit in Washington – report

“She will of course continue to monitor the development of the pandemic.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has refused to accept US President Donald Trump‘s invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in the United States, Politico reported on Friday.

“The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for his invitation to the G7 summit at the end of June in Washington. As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington,” the report quoted German government spokesman Steffen Seibert as saying.

“She will of course continue to monitor the development of the pandemic.” Continue reading.

Body language: Photo of Merkel, Trump captures G-7 tensions

The following article by David McHugh was posted on the Associated Press website June 10, 2018:

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — One viral photo is telling it all about tensions at the G-7 summit.

A picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel displaying less-than-friendly body language is turning out to be a defining image of the contentious meeting of the Group of Seven leaders of the world’s advanced economies. Continue reading “Body language: Photo of Merkel, Trump captures G-7 tensions”

Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada’s Trudeau

The following article by Damian Paletta and Anne Gearan was posted on the Washington Post website June 9, 2018:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office posted a photo from the Group of Seven meeting in Quebec City on June 9. It quickly went viral. (Elyse Samuels /The Washington Post)

QUEBEC CITY — President Trump feuded with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and threatened to impose penalties on foreign automobile imports Saturday, capping an acrimonious meeting of the Group of Seven industrial nations that further frayed ties between the United States and its closest allies.

Trump said Saturday evening that he had instructed U.S. officials to withdraw support for a joint statement with other member nations he had backed just hours earlier, saying the United States would not join after Trudeau publicly criticized Trump’s trade policy. Continue reading “Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada’s Trudeau”

Merkel appears to roll her eyes at Putin, and the Internet can’t get enough

NOTE:  President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Ralph Tillerson meet with Putin and his representative, and puts Russia’s interest ahead of that of the country President Trump was elected to represent (and whose constitution he swore to uphold) when, holding Russia accountable for meddling in this country’s election.  How do European leaders at the G-20 feel about Putin?  Check it out below: