Trump to spend 3 days in Biarritz for mtgs with G7—France, Canada, Germany, Japan, UK, Italy.
4 other “great democracies” invited: South Africa, Australia, Chile, India. And Burkina Faso, Egypt, Senegal, Rwanda.
Jared Kushner, Dan Scavino, Bob Lighthizer deplane (right). pic.twitter.com/6xGkXI9Ktf
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 24, 2019
Snippets as of 6am Sunday, EDT:
A thought: for someone like Trump, who lives for dominance displays — for "winning" and humiliating others — the G7 is a nightmare: a meeting of equals to discuss collective action to solve shared problems. And with things not so good at home, chance of an outburst high
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 24, 2019
#UPDATE The G7 summit in Biarritz got off to a stormy start today as leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned US President Donald Trump against trade threatshttps://t.co/SIpAzFgRLP pic.twitter.com/0fUIBkiCnx
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 24, 2019
One palpable difference between Trump of ‘17 and ‘18 versus Trump in 2019:
In 2017-18, Trump tried to flex and bully his way through G7 meetings.
This year he seems to be struggling to merely keep from embarrassing himself.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 25, 2019
MSNBC reporting from Biarritz that Trump is “angry” that the Amazon fires, and climate change generally, are on the G7 agenda.
— Rick Petree (@RickPetree) August 24, 2019
As @Kevinliptakcnn has reported, Trump has been irked in past at lengthy discussions on environment and oceans, and felt he wasn't given enough room to tout his achievements. Aides lobbied to add session focused on economy as a venue for him to brag.https://t.co/CXwk0DCcEq
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 24, 2019
[And then the economic news turned nasty.]
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