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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.Trump says G7 leaders are getting along well
By Crispian Balmer and Richard Lough BIARRITZ, France©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
40 Comments
JJ Jetplane
Do they really think any leader would sit there and say things are going badly? Even during the last summit that ended badly, all leaders said things went well and that there are things they still have to work out. This article was pointless.
simon g
Trump not doing a thumbs up as he'd lose that comparison as well.
Meanwhile more and more farmers in the US are becoming bigger and bigger welfare babies. Trump is more of a socialist than any other president in history. Don't believe me check out the public debt!
Tony G
The CHOSEN ONE exposing fake news media. Keep up the good work.
thepersoniamnow
Translation: I feel like the guys and girls are listening to me, I’m getting enough respect and fear, and my agenda is going along great.
I do think that Trump is really trying to bat for America which is fine, but as a Japanese, I want our ties and relations and ideologies sound and unified.
The outside threats are real.
Jimizo
I’m not sure who Johnston is, cobber, but if you mean Boris Johnson, he’s looking at a possible vote of no-confidence before he’s had time to ruffle his hair up for the cameras.
Chip Star
If Donny says it, you can take it straight to bankruptcy court.
englisc aspyrgend
If Tusk is there why are Macron, Merkel and Conte, they are irrelevant, the EU dictates what they can do on economics and progressively every other field. Those states no longer have any right to representation than California.
Richard Burgan
No, no, you are interpreting Trump's statement all wrong. When he says "they are getting along well" he means he is getting ready to change that. These world leaders have figured out how to play Trump. Look out for what's coming.
Black Sabbath
Trump says.
I ignore what Trump says. Trump is quite good at sales. Promotion. Manipulation.
The rubes fall for it. The media follows it.
Ignore the headlines. Focus on what counts. Focus on what Trump does.
Ignore his blather. It's for the rubes. It's for click bait. Go ahead and play that game. And lose.
Jimizo
Trump is knee-deep into crackpot and rancid conspiracy theories. He watches Fox and Friends. He praised Alex Jones. He retweets dodgy racist material he finds on the net.
He’s is a walking tabloid.
serendipitous1
So it's obvious they aren't getting along then.
yamada1043
Another forum, another embarrassment for the United States of America.
The acerbic current occupant of the White House showed the world, one more time, that he is not fit to be President of the United States of America (POTUS).
Jandworld
There are 8 people sitting on that photo, and its not a Russian.
Derek Grebe
I'm wondering how, in years to come, the accomplices of this woefully inept orange buffoon will try to spin their resumes. It must be awkward, as soon as one steps a millimetre outside the F&F "Say nice things or he'll get grumpy" bubble, to see that your wannabe fuhrer is the laughing stock of the entire world.
Has anyone else seen that Twilight Zone episode "It's a good life"? It must feel like that to have to coddle this man-child's baby ego.
Jandworld
Tusk as a European leader has to care for the “checks and balances” which came out as “ if we don’t change election system we end up as the others” with Spagetty western mayors.
lincolnman
That means the other 6 leaders remembered back to when they were parents of a two year old and adjusted accordingly....
Yes Donnie, you're a stable genius...
Yes, everyone here thinks your're the most handsome, thinnest, best hair-styled leader here...
Yes, the most important topic we have to discuss this week is "ratings"...
Now, here's a Big Mac, sit down and watch Fox and Friends and the adults will do their work....
And if you get bored, here's a Stormy Daniels movie....
Jandworld
How is the only Asian leader managing affairs?
coskuri
Not what Trump means, but yes, it's the case. Too well.
rgcivilian1
From what the rest of the world is hearing out loud from many leaders, is totally opposite of what POTUS is interpreting.
I can only add the following: Joseph R Kennedy III. please skip the Senate and run for US President. You will definitely win a huge majority of the popular and majority votes against the Don who has sold out and is starting to sound a lot like Obama.
Serrano
This just in - the U.S. has reached a trade deal with Japan.
China had better get with the program.
smithinjapan
heres the bottom line... Trump will quit before the next election because he can barely speak for a minute or hold a bottle of water with one hand... he’s not going to try and debate a Democrat with an IQ above 40. He’ll do his best to say the world is against him, same as all senile old people rave and rant before dying alone, then he’ll quit to avoid embarrassment. Fortunately, he can still be jailed after, as can his family.
commanteer
This moron is the president of the USA. Who are you?
kurisupisu
Tusk is cracking up!
The E.U. wouldn’t give May a deal and won’t to Johnson-Tusk is sucking on sour grapes,making things up as he goes along!
There is no ‘last moment’ unless it’s a wave good-bye...
However, Trump will give the UK a deal with an economy bigger than China and Japan combined and which has 300 million people, with room for another 300!
wtfjapan
This moron is the president of the USA. Who are you?
yep you said it, a moron and a POTUS mixed together is a dangerous combination.
wtfjapan
This just in - the U.S. has reached a trade deal with Japan.
yep and its hardly any different than the TPP so why the need to pull out of it in the first place
China had better get with the program.
why Trump is doing all the work for them, when Trump orders all American companies out of China and all lose all the profits they make selling in China, those other countries can take their place. When that self inflicted recession hits, Trump can do his best to weasel his way out of the mess hes left of the global economy. China playing the long game, no matter what Trump throws at them theyll still be there long after Trumps gone
wtfjapan
However, Trump will give the UK a deal with an economy bigger than China and Japan combined and which has 300 million people, with room for another 300!
China will surpass the US within 30 yrs and those that make enemies of them will be left out of a Chinese middle class market that exceeds the entire US population. People just have to come to realise especially many in the US that China isnt the pushover it once was.
kurisupisu
@wtfjapan
Nobody can see 30 years into the future-better to focus on the here and now, eh!
pacificwest
@Serrano
The reports start with "Trump says" and end with "in principle".
I think the media stopped counting at about 10,000 lies. I think there's a website tracking them, not this one though.
https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false/
No need for a response. I know them well, eg "those aren't lies, they are just winning" and every objective factchecking website is "liberal run ... fake news" etc.
I'm just amazed people still believe in him. It's like a cult thing.
Jimizo
@serrano
You need to state what you are linking to. People need some preparation for swivel-eyed lunatics in basements and Tucker Carlson.
Serrano
@serrano
You need to state what you are linking to.
@Jimizo
From the #1 cable news network
What are the security implications of the US-Japan trade deal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfRS8dtdOCM
Serrano
The reports start with "Trump says" and end with "in principle".
I think the media stopped counting at about 10,000 lies. blah blah blah
Damn, pacificwest, you really can't stand the U.S. winning, can you?
pacificwest
I understand that you are making a joke (I hope) but this story appears to be extracting positive PR from events, without actually stating what the deal is or is not yet.
Which suggest to me that when it actually lands, by which time the media circus has moved on, it won't actually be that great.
By "corn" do they mean maize? I wonder what they are going to do with all the maize that was going to China?
I am surprised Golf clubs were not part of the deal. Japan makes some very good golf clubs and Mr Trump enjoys cheating at golf.
In fact, I read that he has made 211 daytime visits to golf clubs since his inauguration, with evidence of playing golf on at least 96 visits at a cost to taxpayers of about $109,000,000.
Would not it be cheap just to move the golf course closer to Washington DC?
https://trumpgolfcount.com
Halwick
pacificwest, I guess you just don't understand in the business world, golf is part of the ritual in discussing problems, strategizing, and making deals. Also applies in U.S. politics. Most of the U.S. presidents played golf.
https://www.ranker.com/list/golfing-presidents/mike-rothschild
(Interesting read: Obama played more than most presidents except Eisenhower, Clinton and Wilson; Clinton most prolific golfer since Eisenhower, played 400 rounds while in office; Johnson cheated at golf and discussed Civil Rights Acts with politicians while playing golf; Kennedy was a "closet golfer" hiding his habit while criticizing Eisenhower's golf habit; Roosevelt used to play golf before afflicted with polio; Woodrow Wilson holds the record for playing golf while in office: 1600 rounds.)
In Japan, don't CEOs make business deals in sake bars with hostesses hovering over them? Japanese politicians do the same. How much do all those drinks, hostesses and geishas cost the Japanese taxpayers?
ZENJI
TRANSLATION: trump has not spoken yet!