Trump privately clashed with G7 leaders over reinviting Putin

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

A sharp and sometimes bitter disagreement broke out between President Donald Trump and several G7 leaders over whether to allow Russia back into their club during a welcome dinner on Saturday, according to two diplomatic officials and a senior US official with knowledge of the exchange.

Trump, as he did in public over the course of the summit, ardently advocated for it, the officials said. As the leaders discussed issues like Iran and fires in the Amazon rainforest, Trump interjected and asked why Russia should not be included in the talks, given its size and role in global affairs.

That met sharp resistance from some of the leaders, principally German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. They argued Russia had grown more anti-democratic since it was ejected in 2014 for its incursion into Ukraine, disqualifying it from rejoining the G7.

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During the dinner, Trump argued repeatedly that his predecessor Barack Obama was to blame for ejecting Russia from the group, according to one of the diplomatic officials, echoing a view he has expressed publicly. He told reporters on Monday that Obama was "outsmarted" by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the invasion of Crimea.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/27/politics/donald-trump-g7-vladimir-putin-fight/index.html

[jpak]

1. Asset

With emphasis on the "ass".

Yup

[cstanleytech]

2. Gee, it sounds like Trumps acting like a representative for Russia rather than the United States but

of course that cannot be because we all know what a super patriot President Bone Spurs is.

[Lonestarblue]

3. If Trump invites Putin, G7 leaders should all just refuse to attend.

That would prevent Trump and Putin from crowing about bringing Putin back into the leadership group. If it is held at a Trump property, they should also refuse to attend, citing their decision not to break US law by adding to Trump’s profiting from emoluments.

Given that nothing gets accomplished with Trump in the room, the G6 should just plan to meet without him

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. Refusing to attend G7 if it's held on Trump property makes sense.

I hadn't even heard of the emoluments clause before Fat Donnie became president, and I went to law school. It just wasn't something that came up in Constitutional Law.

The other word I hadn't heard of is kakistocracy, which is defined as "a system of government that is run by the worst, least qualified, and/or most unscrupulous citizens."

[BigmanPigman]

11. I had the same thought last night

and wondered if the other G7 leaders can decide not to attend in 2020 since tRump will benefit personally by profiting off of it. Inviting Putin should be a definite reason for deciding not to attend. Are they allowed to not come in 2020?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

14. If I were a foreign leader attending the 2020 G7,

I would refuse to stay at ANY trump property. He is not beneath installing video and audio surveillance in the rooms in which they were to stay. I would not feel that I had privacy to discuss affairs of state with staff in any room at one of his properties. I would not trust him one bit. The lure of blackmail would be too great or him to resist. Face it, you KNOW he's thought about it.

[BigmanPigman]

15. I never thought of that aspect of it

but now that you mention it that would be something to consider when planning security. Who in the Hell would ever trust him of all people? The other G7 leaders are a zillion times smarter than the moron is and he doesn't realize or acknowledge this (classic sociopathic narcissist behavior).

[usaf-vet]

4. Were the puppet strings clearly visible at that point. Could they visualize the puppet master?

IMHO Trump has clearly become a pawn of Putin.

The only real question is what is Trump motivated by?

Money, fear, hatred, revenge, blackmail or all of the above?

Or maybe it's as simple as a narcissistic personality disorder.

One thing for sure he is not fit to hold the office of POTUS.

[cstanleytech]

5. Fear would be part of blackmail as one can only be blackmailed if one is afraid of something.

[monmouth4]

6. Reminds me of that little diddy, "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off." If this is what he insist on. n/

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Trump's argument would point to China being the one he should invite in

The G7/8/whatever is primarily an economic club, if you ignore the democratic aspect as Trump does. China is far larger, in terms of population and nominal GDP, than Russia. India and Brazil are larger too, for that matter - Russia is the 4th of the BRICs.

Then again, China doesn't have any tapes ...

[world wide wally]

9. The G6 should all just meet that same week in Denmark (without Trump and Putin)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Still worried about the Kompromat

[ArizonaLib]

12. Waaaaah! Why can't my friend come over and play

"It would be funner here with him!"

"I'm bored"

"There is too much to remember to tell my friend about"

"Everyone else gets to have their friends come over"

"I am not talking about anything else until my friend gets to come over to play with us"

[Evolve Dammit]

13. And it's so cool to murder those who disagree. Let's invite MBS too! Was Epstein his first?