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Air Force One Update
President Donald Trump, alongside House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, addressing reporters on Air Force One while en route to Washington from Cape Canaveral, Florida. — Reuters/File
President Donald Trump is set to participate in the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada next month, as announced by the White House on Thursday. This comes amidst rising tensions following his suggestions that Canada should become the 51st state.
"President Trump will be attending the G7 leaders’ summit in Canada from June 15 to 17," stated White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a daily briefing.
Relations between the United States and Canada have been tense due to Trump’s persistent remarks advocating for Canada’s integration into the U.S. and his implementation of stringent tariffs on the country.
However, relations appeared to improve following a visit from Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to Trump at the White House earlier this month, after Carney’s victory in the general elections in April. During their sometimes heated discussion in the Oval Office, Carney asserted that Canada was "never for sale," but post-talks, both leaders acknowledged that they had made progress.
The day before, finance ministers from the G7 countries worked to alleviate tensions concerning Trump’s tariffs and aimed to find consensus at their meeting in the Canadian Rockies. The discussions held in Banff, Alberta were framed positively, with a focus on issues beyond tariffs, such as support for Ukraine, concerns regarding non-market economic behaviors from nations including China, and efforts to combat financial crimes and drug trafficking.
"I had a very productive day," commented U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he concluded his bilateral meetings before heading to a dinner in the mountains with fellow G7 ministers and central bank governors.
The finance leaders aimed to prevent a repeat of the discordant G7 finance meeting hosted by Canada in 2018, where Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs led to an inability to issue a joint statement. That previous meeting was characterized as the "G6 plus one," concluding with Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, and Italy expressing "unanimous concern and disappointment" regarding Trump’s tariffs.
This time around, the tariffs introduced by Trump are even broader, though G7 insiders indicated there is an intent to find a middle ground.
"A notable improvement in the atmosphere has been observed," remarked a spokesperson for French Finance Minister Eric Lombard following his discussion with Bessent. "We engaged in sincere and candid discussions between allies."
Earlier, Lombard mentioned he was open to forgoing a joint statement if it meant achieving a better consensus on reducing trade imbalances, developing effective growth strategies, and addressing the war in Ukraine.
"Ultimately, what matters is making progress. It’s not merely about signing a statement for the sake of having one," Lombard explained.
Contrastingly, Italian Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti expressed that reaching a compromise on a joint communique was "a step we consider crucial."
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