Politics Alert: Trump postpones G-7 until September and calls group ‘outdated,’ saying he wants Russia and other non-member nations to attend

Before the postponement, it had been unclear whether other G-7 leaders would attend an in-person meeting in the United States next month, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel declining President Trump's invitation because of the coronavirus pandemic. In explaining his decision to want non-members Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to attend, Trump told reporters: "I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries."

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Politics Alert May 30, 8:26 PM     Trump postpones G-7 until September and calls group 'outdated,' saying he wants Russia and other non-member nations to attend Before the postponement, it had been unclear whether other G-7 leaders would attend an in-person meeting in the United States next month, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel declining President Trump's invitation because of the coronavirus pandemic. In explaining his decision to want non-members Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to attend, Trump told reporters: "I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries." Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071