Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort

"It's more money for the rich and nothing for the poor," said Alain Missana

That about sums it up!

A gathering that includes Donny breaking down into acrimonious squabbling?! What a shocker. Wake me when there is actual news like Donny not lying for an hour or not getting into school-yard fights on twitter.

Going to the G7 with grievances is the lazyman's way out. It is harder, and requires work and vision to go with solutions and work to get everyone on board. We have learned to expect only lazyiness and grievances from this worst of all US presidents.

One of the biggest issues with the G7 is that it represents some of the things they are trying to fight. Equality. The G7 doesn't represent equality at all. It supposedly the 7 best countries. That is already an elitist environment. 7 countries, regardless of how much wealth they control, cannot decide the fate of the world. An example would be the environment. They want to make decisions on the environment when 2 of the top 5 producers of pollution and CO2 emissions are not in the G7. They want to protect democracy. Two of the G7 are not democracies. The US isn't even a real democracy. Also, what kind of discussions could they hope to have about changing the world and the US/China issue when China isn't even in the G7. When the world's second largest economy and one of the top 3 trade partners for each of the G7 countries is not represented, you can't really do anything.

Of course there would be squabbles, since Trump is an outsider among the corrupt globalist swamp dwellers like Macaroni, Merkel, and Trudeau

Trump is a plutocrat who gives tax breaks to fellow plutocrats, bloats the military, spends and racks up debt like a socialist and sells patriotism like a used car salesman.

He might be an outsider in some sense but he’s pretty predictably Republican in most ways. Everything I mentioned him doing was what Bush 2 did.

He’s a swamp creature.

Squabbles is an accurate term when 6 adults have to host a screaming, spoiled, two-year old...

I think we all know who that is...

The neon orange one...

Chinese imports

What the effect will be for US consumers is anybody's guess. Does anyone know if the trademarks Trump/Ivanka Inc. arranged with the CCP will be affected?

"We'll accomplish a lot this weekend."

Who's the 'we' Trump's referring to. Spoiled class rich like Trump have shown they don't know how to give to anyone, especially their country, only take for himself. Trump's spat with the Federal reserve another case in point.

President Trump stands to save millions of dollars annually in interest on outstanding loans on his hotels and resorts if the Federal Reserve lowers rates as he has been demanding, according to public filings and financial experts. 

Trump playing golf at his properties and making US taxpayers pay for it yet more more example of Trump's hyper me-centrism.

Trump is probably trying to pass out his made-in-China MAGA hats to everyone as well as showing off his made-in-China ties. Ivanka is also probably trying to promote her made-in-China merchandise.

Donald Trump playing hardball for America. This is the kind of leader you want. Someone who's not afraid to ruffle some feathers to stand up for American interests.

But if the result ends up being countless of needless deaths, dividing people, crashing economies, and hurting the lives of many, then I want no part of that kind of President.

since Trump is an outsider among the corrupt globalist swamp dwellers like Macaroni, Merkel, and Trudeau. 

Agree that Trump is an outsider, disagree with your 'why' though. Colin Khal & Robert Kelly nailed it a couple of days ago on twitter (esp Kelly imo);

Colin Kahl:

"Why does Trump hate the G7? Because:

—it’s a deeply substantive gathering that exposes his shallowness

—there are no parades

—it’s multilateral & he can’t play well with others

—he has to talk to leaders from democracies & he only likes despots."

Kelly:

"The first one is the core problem, undercuts his whole presidency. Trump doesn’t read and has none of the nuance, sophistication, and critical thinking skills that a life of reading would give a person his age. Hence, rallies instead of speeches, ‘friendship’ instead of diplomacy."

The first one is the core problem, undercuts his whole presidency. Trump doesn’t read and has none of the nuance, sophistication, and critical thinking skills that a life of reading would give a person his age. Hence, rallies instead of speeches, ‘friendship’ instead of diplomacy

Spot on. I often hear that Trump is refreshing in that he isn’t a cookie-cutter politician. The problem is that regardless of what your background is, you still need to know relevant stuff. Listening to Trump speak on matters of vital importance is mind-blowingly awful. Watching fake news, biased MSM idiocy like Fox and Friends just doesn’t cut it as an education.

Of course there would be squabbles, since Trump is an outsider among the corrupt globalist swamp dwellers like Macaroni, Merkel, and Trudeau.

Dang straight - we don't want any of those Western leaders that support freedom, human rights, and democracy.... We want fellow fascists - Putin, Xi, Kim, The Mullahs - those are our kind of leaders...Just ask Trump!

Count your blessings that it is not Clinton in the White House.

That's what Putin said....

Trump is an outsider 

Alt fact. Trump's feeding from the same trough as the other global power brokers; he's one of them. The only thing that might be unclear is which faction he's most closely aligned with.

corrupt globalist  

Are you using the term the same way the Nazis did in the 1930s?

swamp dwellers

Look at the list of swampmen Trump's hired and appointed to key White House positions.

swamp dwellers

Look at the list of swampmen Trump's hired and appointed to key White House positions.

It’s shocking. It’s a festering swamp with nepotism added for good measure.

But when China comes knocking on Australia’s shores

Are you saying China will invade Australia?

@basf4 But when China comes knocking on Australia’s shores, the US will definitely be there 

Doubtful. Trump has too many busy deals arranged with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He's not going to jeopardize them. And given China's wealth, he probably sees the real estate opportunities there. Who knows, he may even try to get back in the casino business. No chance that will happen while he's in office.

Correction: Doubtful. Trump has too many business deals arranged with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),

Could Trump even pronounce words during the summit? In speeches this past week his senility showed quite clearly in his inability to pronounce a bunch of words, liked "armed forces" (he could only say "arm force" or whatever it was, he couldn't properly pronounce verbs in his attack on Denmark's leader after his moronic attempt to buy Greenland, and lest we forget the "oranges" of all this. It is 100% proof of neurological disorders.

I’m sure he thinks the exact opposite about a few of the EU leaders.

Hilarious. You're saying that Donny thinks EU leaders are not lazy and do not have grievances. It's always fun to watch you agree that Donny is repugnant on your haste to disagree.

In the UK, while parliament makes the laws, the process of royal assent must still be followed. While the Queen has never declined to approve a bill, she actually still does have the power and can chose to decline a bill and there would be no way to challenge it under their system.

The Queen can also dismiss a prime minister and appoint a new one without the approval of the people or parliament. While she doesn’t exercise those powers, she still has them.

@wolfpack

Did you notice the article is in the “opinion” section?

Also, I think Trump is the most entertaining leader amongst the world leaders. Second will probably end up being the new UK PM. Abe is the only world leader I can recall to dress up. The Mario costume touched the world.

Jj jetplane:

"Two of the G7 are not democracies. The US isn't even a real democracy."

Which 2 are not democracies: Canada, UK, Germany, France, US, Japan, Italy? Those 7 are the G7. It can be argued that the US is imbalanced towards the executive and Japan is a dominant party nation, but both are still democracies.

For some reason, I can't imagine a more fun observation post than here in Canada. La-la Land, I like to call it. But, then, I've seen all this crap, from being a candidate to friends in Cabinet. Toooooo much fun!!!

new secret weapon in trade wars now. The Trump is no pussy and means biig business unlike his mindless puppet 0bama. Pres Trump often mentioning Economic powers act 1977 so here what all about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emergency_Economic_Powers_Act#/media/File:Great_Seal_of_the_UnitedStates(obverse).svg

so why does this group still exist? it was supposed to be an "elite" club yet now they arent actually elite anymore.. what difference do they make these days?

Donald Trump playing hardball for America.

Gee, I thought it was 4D chess? Anyway, what the Dimwit is playing is marbles - a game only someone with his limited two-year old intellect can understand. Marbles as in "if I don't get my way I'm taking all my marbles and going home".... WHAAA....WHAAA.....

This is the kind of leader you want.

Say's Putin..

Someone who's not afraid to ruffle some feathers to stand up for American interests.

Replace America with Russia and you hit the nail on the head....

China isn't even in the G7. When the world's second largest economy and one of the top 3 trade partners for each of the G7 countries is not represented, you can't really do anything.

it's about democracies not dictatorships!

Fairly certain that most Americans don't care what the Heads of States from any of these country's have to say, why would we. Now if Trump me with both Russia and China, that's intetesting but France, UK, Canada... LOL, yawn.

Fun fact, the state of California has a larger econmy than most of the countries on the G7 team.

America has no partners, no allies. What America has is a few nations too frightened to stand up it, too intimidated to stand up for their own people. This is what happens when nations continually appease a bully.

Since Trump entered the WH, all we have had is mayhem and disorder - China, Iran, Venezuela, HK, Russia, trade wars, abuse of "allies", increase in military spending, exiting from treaties and agreements. Total chaos.

@sf2k

Two of the G7 are not democracies. Furthermore, the US is not really a democracy either. So find another reason.

@JuminRhee

The US is a Democratic Republic. Not a Democracy.

Japan and the UK are not Democracies. The are parliamentary democratic societies under a monarchy system. That is not a democracy. It has democratic principles but it is not a democracy.

bass4funk: "Australia alone can’t handle China"

And neither can the US which is why they ago around cap in hand.

"the US will definitely be there

In every US military misadventure since WWII, the US has gone cap in hand. Tell me of one dispute since WWII that the US has not begged for HELP? As I keep saying, without so-called allies. the US is a drop in the bucket.

Turns out Abe and Trump are the two most popular leaders of the G-7 countries. Macron - least popular of the bunch

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-23/at-the-g7-trump-s-approval-rating-is-second-to-one?srnd=opinion

zichï: "Your own country Australia has been an American ally for more than 100 years fighting alongside them in many wars."

True, Australia has also been intimidated and bullied by the US. Australia has also been hoping that it would be made the US deputy in the Pacific. When Australia asked the US for help in Timor, what did the US say? Forget it, they refused to send peacekeeping troops to help Australia. Again, the US has no allies, just intimidated lapdogs.

America has no partners, no allies.

What? Australia, UK, Israel, France, Spain...depending on if they have a socialist in power, the Swedes

What America has is a few nations too frightened to stand up it,

They know where their bread is buttered and they wouldn’t need to.

too intimidated to stand up for their own people. This is what happens when nations continually appease a bully. 

Bully, we never asked Europe for anything, but if you think asking to pay their fair share instead of us taking the majority of responsibility of taking care of Europe militarily as being a bully, then good and we should.

Since Trump entered the WH, all we have had is mayhem and disorder

Yes, from the first day the Democrats saw that their scheme didn’t work it was all downhill from there, not to mention their surrogate minions in the media have been desperately trying to do everything possible to undermine this President, they tried the Russian collusion, Stormy, race and now recession and none of it is working.

China, Iran, Venezuela, HK, Russia, *

Especially these rogue nations.

trade wars, abuse of "allies", increase in military spending, exiting from treaties and agreements. Total chaos.

I would say the opposite.

True, Australia has also been intimidated and bullied by the US. Australia has also been hoping that it would be made the US deputy in the Pacific. When Australia asked the US for help in Timor, what did the US say? Forget it, they refused to send peacekeeping troops to help Australia. Again, the US has no allies, just intimidated lapdogs.

But when China comes knocking on Australia’s shores, the US will definitely be there and there’s a high possibility that could happen because Australia alone can’t handle China.

Donald Trump playing hardball for America. This is the kind of leader you want. Someone who's not afraid to ruffle some feathers to stand up for American interests.

Macron set an agenda for the group - France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States - that included the defense of democracy, gender equality, education and the environment. He invited Asian, African and Latin American leaders to join them for a global push on these issues.

If they expect the U.S. to foot the bill on these issues, Trump has every right to walk out and I hope he does. Let them pay for their own solutions.

Going to the G7 with grievances is the lazyman's way out. It is harder, and requires work and vision to go with solutions and work to get everyone on board.

You know that requirement and resentment goes both ways.

We have learned to expect only lazyiness and grievances from this worst of all US presidents.

I’m sure he thinks the exact opposite about a few of the EU leaders.

Of course there would be squabbles, since Trump is an outsider among the corrupt globalist swamp dwellers like Macaroni, Merkel, and Trudeau. Count your blessings that it is not Clinton in the White House.