Trump Just Got Some Bad News Before the G7 Conference

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Trump’s chaotic, spite-filled policies on trade and aid have led traditional allies to look elsewhere and form stronger ties among themselves.

The New York Times reports that traditional allies like Japan, Britain, Canada, France, and others are working more closely together as they look to build an alliance system without the United States. These new alliances are already yielding results. Canada, Britain, and the EU just made a $170 billion defense deal. Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Norway just placed significant sanctions on two far-right Israeli Cabinet members. The deals made in recent weeks demonstrate the erosion of U.S. diplomatic legitimacy that Trump’s shirking of traditional Western order has caused—a troubling message, as the G7 summit is just days away.

“These are countries that share the broad policy goal of predictable, rules-based international affairs—obviously a goal that is no longer shared by the Trump administration,” Peterson Institute for International Economics senior fellow Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, told the Times. “America first means America first,” he added, “even if it means America more alone.”

G7 organizers have planned various meetings without the United States, as Trump will arrive at the summit at odds on trade and tariffs with essentially every other leader there. “Should we, in some ways, talk about a G6-plus-one?” Kirkegaard said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-just-got-bad-news-165941695.html

[Old Crank]

2. I'm hoping that my birth country

Canada , becomes part of the EU.

[DavidDvorkin]

26. I feel the same about my birth country

The UK.

[Old Crank]

28. That would be good also

Labour has taken some baby steps in that direction. At least on some trade, defence and crime issues.

[DavidDvorkin]

29. Labour seems to be hoping for a soft, partial rejoining

Unfortunately, they lack the courage to be open and forthright about it.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Surprise, surprise. Nobody likes trump...

It'll take decades to recover from what trump has done to us internationally. Putin must be so proud.

[rickford66]

4. I have a standing invitation from my late wife's family to move to NZ

If my wife were alive today, I know she'd want to move back. If I can sell my house next year I may at least take a long vacation over there.

[nwliberalkiwi]

21. Go

We lived and worked in New Zealand. If we could we would move back to NZ and stay forever.

[rickford66]

27. Wonderful people and environment. Great memories.

I miss the fish and chips but not the beetroot on burgers.

[ratchiweenie]

5. G6 + 1. He is destroying our country.

[ananda]

6. Just as we all thought and expected.

Trump is not going to be dealing with countries
who have enough sense to form their own alliances.

[Amaryllis]

7. Indictment of Donald Trump - Statement from Charlie Angus - The Resistance - Ottawa, Canada

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=thread&address=100220390278&info=1

Also
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220390243

[iluvtennis]

8. That's the way it should be now given that Don the Con has separated us from our allies. n/t

[Javaman]

9. DJT should be relabeled as FAFO lol nt

[progressoid]

10. Not jut Trump. The US got bad news.

It will take a long time to rebuild that trust.

[Chemical Bill]

17. Right, we suffer...

I don't think he cares. Or notices. His staff won't tell him.

[Canada Kid]

11. COLD SHOULDER

This would be an ideal moment for all G6 members to ignore Trump and do no talks or dealings with him...and threaten to do so as long as any tariffs remain in place. A total shutout of the US would send out a very loud message to the American people...that you are all left out of the world as long as you have a president and an administration of this nature in position.

[Bev54]

12. Is he going to cause more chaos in California that

“Will require him to stay in US”? I can see him looking for a way out of coming to the meeting. He is not going to get any warm welcome from Canadians or leaders of other countries.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Has someone explained to TSF and made him understand that

if the U.S. is locked out of trade, no tariffs of any import can be collected?

[Cha]

14. And Great News for Democracy Around

the World!

TY!

[AlexSFCA]

15. what's next?! Removal of the US from G7 and WTO?

[niyad]

20. Yes

[Amaryllis]

16. IT's not just trade. It's intel sharing, foreign policy, values, character ... who of the G7 would want to work with US

Let in Ukraine and kick out US.

[niyad]

18. Decades of diplomacy and co-operation undone in less than 6 months.

[MissouriDem47]

19. Not To Worry

TACO will push anyone out of the way to be in the middle and first line of any group picture.

[kimbutgar]

24. He will be the one pushed back and ignored as irrelevant.

The whinny baby will then announce a state visit to Russia to be glorified and mocked behind his back.

[LiberalArkie]

22. Ahh, Putins plan going as expected.

[kimbutgar]

23. Things are going to get a lot worst in the US and we will become a pariah nation

I hope this leads to major downfall of the taco Hitler and the oligarchs get burned and lose money when G7 countries won’t do business with them.

Taco Hitler will be Benedict Arnold, Robert E Lee, other despots of our era!

[tanyev]

25. Donny said, "I'll take my ball and go home" and everyone else on the playground said, "OK".