Trump leaving G7 early, after leaders promise to confront him over tariffs

Donald Trump on Air Force One.
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The White House announced on Thursday night that President Trump will not stay until the end of the G7 summit in Quebec, departing Saturday morning.

The summit starts Friday and ends Saturday night, and by leaving early, Trump will miss sessions on climate change, clean energy, and the ocean, in addition to a group photo with other global leaders and a final news conference. The White House said he will leave at 10:30 a.m., and head straight to Singapore, where he is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.