Merkel rebuffs Trump invitation to G7 summit
Source: Politico
Merkel rebuffs Trump invitation to G7 summit
US president wants landmark event but chancellor cannot agree to travel due to ongoing pandemic.
By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG, DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, JACOPO BARIGAZZI AND ANDREW GRAY 5/29/20, 6:10 PM CET Updated 5/30/20, 12:40 AM CET
BERLIN Angela Merkel has rebuffed Donald Trumps invitation to attend a G7 summit, which the U.S. president is keen to portray as a symbol of a return to normality from the upheaval of the coronavirus crisis.
"The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for his invitation to the G7 summit at the end of June in Washington. As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington," German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told POLITICO Friday.
"She will of course continue to monitor the development of the pandemic."
Merkel's refusal to accept Trump's invitation is the latest in a long line of examples of the difficult relationship between the two leaders. Trump has repeatedly criticized Germany, and Merkel specifically, over issues ranging from Berlin's trade surplus to its defense spending and commitment to NATO. Merkel has pointedly and publicly taken issue with the Trump administration's unilateral approach to a range of foreign policy issues, from climate change to the Iran nuclear deal.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-rebuffs-donald-trump-invitation-to-g7-summit/
hlthe2b
(102,277 posts)to follow her lead and shoot down Trump's dangerous little stunt.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Canoe52
(2,948 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)area51
(11,909 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)the big FU.
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I love Angela Merkel, and I just recently found out about Lori Lightfoot.
I ❤️ Them Both!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Im not going to your virus-plagued country where people are too stupid to wear masks (thanks to you).
Mars and Minerva
(369 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)We can call it the "Gee fuck you" to trump.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Who else will follow her lead?
BComplex
(8,051 posts)I hope they all decline, and give the same FU excuse.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I hope none of them go.
That sentence about a "difficult relationship between the two leaders" is misleading. Trump has a difficult relationship with every leader, even the autocrats he claims are his friends.
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)Don't you think?
I think she should have come right out and said it.
He doesn't want to be part of WHO.
I hope they all make an excuse and stay home.
He started out trying to make this G7 a profit center for one of his miserable hotels anyway.
keithbvadu2
(36,806 posts)Trump can promise to bring free bedbugs from his hotels.
kimbutgar
(21,148 posts)Attending. But dont be surprised if he invites Putin during that time for a state visit.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Its also been hit hard due to Putins actions, or inaction. Russia had 300,000 dead in mid May.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russian-federation/2020-05-27/where-russias-strongman-coronavirus-crisis
MFM008
(19,814 posts)excuse to tell him to piss off.
lamp_shade
(14,834 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,292 posts)I would have liked it better if she said she wasn't coming because he's a steaming pile of pig shit, though.
OldManTarHeel
(435 posts)No one likes the pathetic leader of the US of A . . !
47of74
(18,470 posts)With apologies to pig shit.
Mazeltov Cocktail
(569 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,870 posts)Many people are saying that.
TeamPooka
(24,226 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)And not bothered with diplomatic language.
RobertDevereaux
(1,857 posts)Heap scorn and derision on him.
Deny and defy him.
Ridicule and fuck-you-charley all the way to isolation and obscurity.
rurallib
(62,416 posts)hope none of them accepts
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)This is leadership.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)tblue37
(65,357 posts)malevolent and pathetic, so it's easy to understand why no one wants to come to his party.
iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)and others shouldn't come. G7 needs to be postponed. Glad, she has said NO. Expect others to follow.
matt819
(10,749 posts)👍
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Grokenstein
(5,723 posts)and didn't invite the Asshole?
(couldn't find the meme that goes with this pic)
SCantiGOP
(13,870 posts)Dear President Trump:
I will not be able to attend your beautiful G7 event, as I will be attending the G6 summit in Toronto.
Cha
(297,240 posts)Who is going to trump's charade?
Retrograde
(10,136 posts)I thought it was going to be at Camp David, not Washington. He's not trying to sneak it into his hotel, is he?
I wouldn't travel to the US these days myself.
WanderingLiberal
(14 posts)Merkels lead. Its a win-win. They get to send a clear message to the world about his influence and avoid the Mid-Atlantic summer heat & humidity,
kpete
(71,993 posts)Stuart G
(38,427 posts)total stupidity. After November's election, Trump will finally have clue. Finally.