Trump walks into a 'nightmare' G-7

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Trump walks into a ‘nightmare’ G-7
By GABBY ORR and NANCY COOK 08/23/2019 12:00 PM EDT

President Donald Trump heads into the G-7 summit in coastal France more isolated than ever — and perhaps never more in need of the international coordination he has repeatedly assailed.

The president faces warnings of a U.S. economic downturn driven partly by his fractious trade negotiations with China. He blames other countries' trade policies for mounting economic risks in the U.S., even as many of those countries teeter on the edge of recession. And Trump is expected to spend his time in southern France urging fellow leaders to follow his lead rather than changing course himself.

The problem is, Trump has rarely embraced global governance and many economists blame his “America First” approach for propelling the widespread sense of economic uncertainty rippling across the globe. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/23/donald-trump-g7-summit-america-first-1473385

As expected, Teflon Don Tweeted more absurd lies.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The Economy is strong and good, whereas the rest of the world is not doing so well. Despite this the Fake News Media, together with their Partner, the Democrat Party, are working overtime to convince people that we are in, or will soon be going into, a Recession. They are.....

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Putin in charge, everything is to be destroyed

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. Putin? what about Xi Jinping and Trump?

[dem4decades]

2. The European leaders have no use for Trump, he's on his own.

And he's an idiot.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. Here's a 8/24/19 update that confirms your reply dem4decades:

Trump arrives in France for G-7 summit after escalating trade war with China
Last Updated Aug 24, 2019 8:47 AM EDT

Biarritz, France — President Trump arrived in France on Saturday morning for the start of the G-7 summit. Mr. Trump may get an icy reception when he meets with the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.

China is not part of the G-7, but it is expected to dominate the conversation this year after the world's two largest economies dramatically escalated their trade war on Friday.

"I think our tariffs are very good for us. We're taking in tens of billions of dollars. China's paying for it," Mr. Trump said before he departed for France.

Mr. Trump has repeatedly tried to deflect blame for any U.S. economic turmoil to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. "No, I'm not happy with Jay Powell. I don't think he's doing a good job at all. I don't think he's much of a chess player," the president said.

In a speech Friday, Powell highlighted the Fed's limited power, saying, "Setting trade policy is the business of Congress and the administration, not that of the Fed."

Mr. Trump responded on Twitter: "My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/g7-summit-trump-arrives-biarritz-france-today-amid-trade-war-with-china-2019-08-24/

Other stupid Teflon Don lies include: Mexico will pay for his wall.
In fact, ANY expensive wall will be paid for by US Taxpayers
And ALL expenses of the trade-war with China will be passed along to consumers of Chinese-made goods in the USA and other nations.

[Claritie Pixie]

4. Excellent article. Gaby Orr and Nancy Cook did a good job.