Trump says ‘was mistake’ to boot Putin from G7 as he trashes Trudeau with Canadian PM Carney standing beside him
Trump claims it ‘was a mistake’ to remove Putin from G7
- At the G7 summit, Donald Trump falsely accused Justin Trudeau of ousting Russia from the G8 in 2014, despite Trudeau not becoming Canada's Prime Minister until November 2015.
- Trump claimed that Russia's exclusion from the G8, which he attributed to Barack Obama and Trudeau, was a mistake that contributed to the current war, and that if he were president four years ago, the war wouldn't be happening.
- The decision to suspend Russia's membership from the G8 was a collective decision by the other G7 members in response to Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea in March 2014.
- Trump insisted that Putin was "very insulted" by his ouster from the G8 and now only wants to speak with him.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March following Trudeau's resignation, intervened to end the press session and begin the meeting to address critical issues.