Trump takes hard line with US allies at G-7 summit
Trump exited the Group of Seven (G-7) summit on Saturday with a stark warning to some of Washington's closest allies: reduce trade barriers or face consequences.
As he prepared to depart early from the G-7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada, to head to Singapore ahead of his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump delivered an ultimatum to foreign leaders, demanding that their countries reduce trade barriers for the U.S. or risk losing market access to the world's largest economy.
"They have no choice. I'll be honest with you, they have no choice," Trump told reporters at a news conference, adding that companies and jobs had left the U.S. to escape trade barriers abroad. "We're going to fix that situation. And if it's not fixed, then we're not going to deal with these countries."
“We’re the piggy bank that everybody is robbing,” Trump added at one point. “And that ends.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391487-trump-plays-hardball-with-us-allies-at-g-7-summit?userid=229233
Alienate our allies. Kiss Putin's ass.