Article snippet: MORE brought his tumultuous style of governing to the world stage over the weekend, offering a steady stream of vacillating statements that kept world leaders on their toes and generally dominated the Group of Seven (G-7) summit. Before he even took off for France, Trump had triggered a stock sell-off on the eve of the summit, set to focus on the global economy, by pledging to impose higher tariffs on China. Two days later, he suggested he regretted escalating trade war. Hours after that, the White House said he regretted not imposing higher tariffs. And on Monday, Trump was predicting a deal would be reached with China. The tornado of Trump news swings didn’t stop there. Over less than 72 hours, Trump pushed a trade deal with Britain, announced an agreement with Japan, flirted with the idea of a new nuclear pact with Iran and skipped a climate summit organized by MORE that was given a new sense of urgency by the fires raging in the Amazon. Before the summit began, world leaders were talking about Trump’s bid to buy Greenland and an ensuing feud with Denmark’s leader. The night before the summit ended, Axios released a report about Trump asking briefers if it would be possible to nuke hurricanes to prevent them from hitting the United States. The flurry of stories came in the context of new questions about the global economy and Trump’s status for next year’s presidential election. Economists believe the prospects for a recession next year in the United States a... Link to the full article to read more
Trump takes topsy-turvy show to international stage | TheHill
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