Trump says others support his call to add Russia back into the G7

[TomCADem]

Source: CNBC

SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France — President Donald Trump renewed calls Sunday to readmit Russia to the G-7 while attending the summit in Biarritz, France.

“I think it’s a work in progress. We have a number of people that would like to see Russia back,” Trump said when asked if there was an update about adding the former member to the group. “I don’t know if we will make a decision one way or the other but we did have a discussion about Russia last night as to whether or not we want to invite them back,” he added.

“Maybe we will just leave it the way it is,” Trump said, explaining that there was no formal decision or plan to readmit Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The group once known as the G-8 included the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Russia — but was cut down to the G-7 in 2014 following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. The annexation of Crimea from Ukraine sparked international uproar and triggered a series of sanctions to be placed on Moscow. Shortly after the annexation, a war broke out in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. Ahead of the G-7 summit, Trump told reporters at the White House that he would support a move to add Russia back to the group.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/25/trump-says-others-support-his-call-to-add-russia-back-into-the-g7.html

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Is anyone surprised that Trump is carrying Putin's water. Again.

[Salviati]

1. Really? Name them.

he's such a pathetic sycophant.

[ArizonaLib]

4. Maybe it is 'someone he heard about'

Like Reagan's welfare queen riding around in her limousine or those Iraqi government officials throwing babies against walls.

[Newest Reality]

12. Well,

people are saying...many people...they're saying that...about Russia...I've heard it...many people.

[paleotn]

15. Boris Johnson, if I had to guess.

He has a Russian oligarch problem too.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/britain-eu-johnson-russian/

That whole brexit thing is just a little too convenient for Russian interests. Do serious damage to America's top ally and a key NATO member.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

22. "Everybody agrees with me."

He said something like that at the G7 when asked about the trade war with China.

He could be sitting in a room (preferably a cell) alone and still say, "Everyone says what I'm doing is right," which I guess is technically right, but you get the idea.

[htuttle]

29. David Dennison, John Barron, and John Miller

Everyone is talking about it!

[Demonaut]

30. Ivanka, Jared, Pompeo, Putin...it's not a lie, at least not in his mind

[TubbersUK]

2. "Maybe we will just leave it the way it is" - in other words, it went down like a lead balloon. n/t

[Thekaspervote]

3. Oh those nasty free world leaders.. not allowing Russia back in

[BigmanPigman]

5. It was all to show his handler who is still the boss.

He is a fraud and performs for his real master in Moscow.

[Skittles]

6. let me guess

the same ones asking him why Americans hate America

[iluvtennis]

7. LIAR. Trump up the arse of Putin. nt

[riversedge]

8. TRANSLATION: Trump is a loser!!.........

............“Maybe we will just leave it the way it is,” Trump said, explaining that there was no formal decision or plan to readmit Russian President Vladimir Putin

[tanyev]

9. Let me guess, these were the exact same ones who asked him why the American media hates America.

And he only heard them when he was looking in a mirror.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Yep

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212408079

Trump said, about inviting Russia back into the G7
I saw this on the cable news today, about inviting Russia back into the G7:

Trump: "All the people agree with me; some people don't"

[left-of-center2012]

13. And, there is this ...

Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row

Donald Trump has fought with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to diplomats at the summit in Biarritz.

The disagreement led to heated exchanges at a dinner on Saturday night inside the seaside resort’s 19th-century lighthouse. According to diplomatic sources, Trump argued strenuously that Vladimir Putin should be invited back, five years after Russia was ejected from the then G8 for its annexation of Crimea. Trump has been taking his counterparts by surprise with the vehemence of his views on the subject.

Of the other leaders around the table, only Giuseppe Conte, the outgoing Italian prime minister, offered Trump any support, according to this account. Shinzo Abe of Japan was neutral. The rest – the UK’s Boris Johnson, Germany’s Angela Merkel, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, the EU council president, Donald Tusk, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron – pushed back firmly against the suggestion.

“On that point … it became a bit tense to say the least,” a European diplomat said. “Most of the other leaders insisted on this being a family, a club, a community of liberal democracies and for that reason they said you cannot allow President Putin – who does not represent that – back in.” Trump was visibly outraged at their refusal.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/25/g7-trumps-demands-for-russias-readmission-causes-row-in-biarritz

[Scarsdale]

24. Moscow Mitch, Leningrad Lindsey

and all those gop "representatives" who visited Russia on the 4th of July would welcome Vlad into the USA. One thing is for sure, they would treat him better than they ever treated President Obama. He was too honest, and intelligent for the gop to accept.

[yaesu]

11. tRump at G7 scoring points for russia so putin puts his cyber war to work for him. nt

[not_the_one]

14. paper ballots, then monitors with video of the counting

maybe by the time of the election enough states will have gone to paper ballots to prevent any attempts of Putin of changing enough votes to beat THE TSUNAMI that is coming.

So, paper ballots, locked boxes, under supervision of both sides, counted with monitors from both sides, tallies reported by phone from districts to state election offices, with video/audio recordings of everything. We can wait for the results.

[McKim]

16. The BS Artist

This is the BS Artist at his finest, a lie and a fantasy!

[keithbvadu2]

17. Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made.

[BlueIdaho]

18. Such a fucking liar...

This is typical Fox-Speak to gaslight a talking point. Much sound and fury signifying nothing.

[dchill]

19. He's inhaling fumes from his own gaslight.

[dalton99a]

20. Such a pathetic whore

[aggiesal]

26. His name is Put-In for a reason ...

He tells IQ45 to bend over.

[George II]

21. He's a lying sack of hamberder meat.

[lark]

23. Actually, it's not again, it's always.in every single way he favors the interests of Russia over our

In every single way he favors the interests of Russia over the interests of the USA. He knows if not for PUtin he will not be elected and will go to jail so he will not deviate his nose one mm from PUtin's ass.

[Marcuse]

25. You have your orders. Carry them out or else. Do not confuse efforts with results. Now pucker up.

[blueinredohio]

27. If he invites Putin to the G-7 next year

all other world leaders should refuse to show up.

[BlueIdaho]

28. If Putin shows up

We should burn Mara Lago to the ground.