President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Washington. Trump is en route to the G-7 summit in France. But that already appears somewhat dampened after the U.S./ China trade war took another turn Friday, as both countries imposed new tariffs, heightening fears about the world economy.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on environment and social equality to business leaders on the eve of the G7 summit, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 in Paris. France hosts the summit of seven advanced economies starting Saturday in the“For Macron, this is both about France and Europe. He wants to confirm France’s role in the multilateral arena, as a convening power, a ‘balancing power’ that can speak to everyone,” said Tara Varma of the European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank.
“Members of the G7 Summit, let’s discuss this emergency first order,” Macron said in a Tweet Thursday.While some of Macron’s counterparts are likely to agree with his stance on the environment, it is unlikely Trump, who has a record of climate change denial, will agree to any pact.Since the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal last year, Macron, among other European leaders, has scrambled to salvage it.
Macron is a great leader !
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