Trump's aides are reportedly seething over the French president's handling of the G7 summit

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump publicly lavished praise on French President Emmanuel Macron, even as his aides fumed over France's handling of the G7 Summit, according to multiple reports.

Though Trump boasted of his and Macron's "special relationship" during a private lunch at the start of the summit, his aides reportedly believe that the French organized the event in such a way as to antagonize the United States by focusing on "niche issues" at the expense of economic ones.

Bloomberg News reported that US officials have privately accused Macron of trying to isolate Trump by focusing much of the discussions on climate change, a topic over which Trump is at odds with his fellow world leaders.

The New York Times similarly reported that senior administration officials believe that Macron was appeasing his domestic audience by focusing on climate change, income and gender equality, and African development.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trumps-aides-are-reportedly-seething-over-the-french-presidents-handling-of-the-g7-summit/ar-AAGirJJ?li=BBnb7Kz

When are Trump and his aides not seething?

[malaise]

1. I didn't know France was a US colony

Ah well

[not_the_one]

2. Good!

Seethe away.

[Thekaspervote]

30. Agree..when he can't manipulate his world he's angry. His aides seethe because their the ones

That will have to eat his shit pie sandwiches for days

[Newest Reality]

3. Ah...

No. In my opinion it is not antagonizing the United States at large, it is antagonizing the Orange Blow Fish Von Fuckstick who makes up things in his mental fairyland and then they get confused with representations of the country.

We, the people, are not feeling the antagonism, so proceed as you will and you have our support. Bother the heck out of him relentlessly. We are helpless at this point to put a muzzle on that bloviating bag of miasma, so poke him with sticks if you like.

Just a clarification there for the record.

[moondust]

4. Yes, yes, everything is always about

Li'l Donny.

It's not about Greenland losing 12.5 billion tons of ice in one day. It's not about 20% of the world's oxygen supply going up in flames. It's not about a handful of people having as much wealth as the rest of the planet combined. It's not about...

Of course it's always about Li'l Donny and his reality TV show that's all about...Li'l Donny.

[spanone]

5. How dare France try to advance peace!!!!!

[Demovictory9]

6. climate change, income and gender equality, and African development. - good issues

[Hekate]

18. "Niche issues"

[GoCubsGo]

20. They're also a huge part of the "economic issues" that Trump's handlers want to focus on.

Only, they're too stupid, short-sighted and greedy to understand how deeply intertwined these issues are with the world economy.

[sharedvalues]

7. Only power and winning beat Trump.

The key to beating Trump and the GOP is to make them look weak. Here, Macron showed his power and made Trump look weak.

That is kryptonite to Trump.

Fight. Beat him. Do not negotiate. Just beat him. Then he will collapse.

[Peregrine Took]

8. Now Macron says he told the dotard at lunch yesterday,

and the rest of the group were informed last night at dinner.

[Spider Jerusalem]

9. Climate change is not a "niche issue", and it absolutely is an economic issue

and everything that any government that isn't planning how to cope with climate change is doing is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[MoonRiver]

10. BWAHAHA, too bad ASSHOLES!

[smirkymonkey]

11. Why should they have to cater to the wishes of Donald Trump?

The US is only one nation out of 7 participating. He doesn't get to set the agenda.

To hell with him and his little temper tantrums.

[rickford66]

12. Rich and poor went down on the Titanic

But the rich built and guided it.

[George II]

13. Tough shit, that's the way it is.

[handmade34]

14. "niche issues"?

...like the ones that mean life or death for many of us?

[Mr.Bill]

15. So it's a huge success, then. n/t

[gordianot]

16. Trump wants reaction it appears he is doomed to be ignored.

Donald Trump is a cause lost of all reason it appears the entire planet knows this fact.

[SCVDem]

17. Got to quote Bill Maher

Trump is a "Whiny Little Bitch"!

He does not speak for my country!

[PatrickforO]

19. Well...yeah. Climate change is THE existential issue.

Trump can deny it all he wants, be we must address it soon, and we must address it aggressively.

If we hadn't elected fucking Trump, the know-nothing asshole, we would actually be a world leader in mitigating climate change.

[Duppers]

25. +1000

Repeating myself.

[Hekate]

21. I laughed out loud. Trump needs nobody's help in isolating himself at summits...

He's such an ill-bred boor no one wants to be with him.

[NNadir]

22. Bully for Macron, driving the nutcase further into his Macbeth's abyss. n/t.

[Lonestarblue]

23. When you send a buffoon to a meeting of world leaders,

you should expect some disrespect and having said buffoon’s agenda tossed out the window. It’s quite obvious that the rest of the world knows that Trump is an ignorant charlatan, and they’re treating him just as he deserves.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. He deserves so much more. Get him talking to the White House portraits as dementia increases...

[kozar]

26. Special Relationship during lunch?

uhmmmm wasn't our lil boy talking about weather? Facts,,any country is only the power of the world ,when the world agrees, with that person's outlook. Quite simply,, would I accept Macron now over Dipshit? in a heart beat.


Koz

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

27. If Trump doesn't like the agenda, then host the next summit (at Mar-A-Lago, of course).

Trump's G7 agenda:

Opening: Lee Greenwood sings "I'm Proud to be an American!"

Trump announces topics to be discussed: "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!!!"

Closing: Prayer to the Chosen One

[FloridaBlues]

28. This is what happens to the USA when trump isolates

our country.

[struggle4progress]

29. "I only came here because I thought the G7 would tell Denmark to sell me Greenland!"