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BumRushDaShow

(173,718 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:00 AM Jun 15

Trump heads to France for 1st G7 summit since US-Iran war began

Source: ABC News

June 15, 2026, 5:03 AM


Immediately after celebrating his 80th birthday with Sunday’s UFC fight on the White House South Lawn, President Donald Trump is expected to head to France to meet with top global superpowers at the annual G7 summit.

Held in Évian-les-Bains, France from June 15 to 17, this will be the president’s fifth time attending the conference in person and comes amid heightened global turmoil, with the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine expected to loom large over the summit’s economic and geopolitical agenda.

This is the first time the G7 leaders are meeting in-person since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, which has now reached its 15th week and continues to impact the global economy, with increases in fossil fuel and oil and gas prices. The war had caught U.S. allies off guard and some were unwilling to heed the president's requests for help, which has created tensions between Trump and some G7 leaders.

There is expected to be a focus on the Middle East, with Trump scheduled to participate in bilateral meetings with Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to a senior administration official.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-heads-france-1st-g7-summit-us-iran/story?id=133798771

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Trump heads to France for 1st G7 summit since US-Iran war began (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 15 OP
Serious issues need attention but can he stay awake? Deuxcents Jun 15 #1
Who will he elbow out of his way this time? llmart Jun 15 #2
Beat me to it. ananda Jun 15 #10
He'll the guy napping in the corner with the red dunce cap on his head Torchlight Jun 15 #3
Let's Go Embolism!! littlemissmartypants Jun 15 #4
I was going to post the same thing. SergeStorms Jun 15 #11
GMTA Yay!! littlemissmartypants Jun 15 #12
Letting him tour Versailles is NOT a good idea. Collimator Jun 15 #5
The first question that came to my mind was Rob H. Jun 15 #6
Send the bastard STRAIGHT to The Hague. Merci mille fois! RobertDevereaux Jun 15 #7
He arrives immersed in his own cloud of flatulence. hay rick Jun 15 #8
ICC should arrest him purr-rat beauty Jun 15 #9

ananda

(35,837 posts)
10. Beat me to it.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:32 PM
Jun 15

I guess he's attending things just to be there
in body but not in mind.

Torchlight

(7,241 posts)
3. He'll the guy napping in the corner with the red dunce cap on his head
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:42 AM
Jun 15

he gets bored when adults in the room are speaking, and often needs to "rest his eyes. "

Poor little guy... he just so out of his depth around rational discussion.

Collimator

(2,158 posts)
5. Letting him tour Versailles is NOT a good idea.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:45 AM
Jun 15

He will come back wanting to install more gilding and mirrors in the White House.

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