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It shouldn't surprise anyone that Trump has changed his mind - again.
A day after Anglela Merkel advised him that she would be unable to attend the G-7 summit in person, Trump said on Saturday that he will postpone until at least September the annual Group of Seven meeting of world leaders, which he had wanted to hold in-person by the end of June at the White House as the administration tries to project a return to normalcy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump also said he plans to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia and India — all already part of the Group of 20, which was conceived as a larger and more inclusive gathering than the G-7, with its clubby reputation.
Since the other six members of the G-7 are opposed to Russia’s rejoining, it is not clear whether they would attend a meeting where Trump forced the issue. Trump said he has “roughly” broached the idea with leaders of Russia, South Korea, Australia and India.
Trump spoke with another G-7 leader, Emmanuel Macron of France, on Saturday, and the two presidents “discussed progress on convening the G7,” according to a statement from the White House.
Macron’s office later put out a statement saying that it is important for all G-7 leaders to attend the meeting while raising the possibility he might not go if Merkel was not there.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/merkel-declines-trumps-g-7-invitation-citing-coronavirus-travel-concerns/2020/05/30/3433ddee-a283-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html