Donald Trump is a bad friend

At the G7 summit, the president increasingly goes it alone

Trump and the G7.
(Image credit: Andrew Parsons/Pool/Getty Images)

Somebody should tell Nikki Haley — and probably her old boss — that friendship is a two-way street.

Haley, formerly America's ambassador to the United Nations under President Trump, shared her thoughts on friendship with the world Sunday after news broke that Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Biarritz, France, for a surprise visit to the Group of Seven summit. Zarif's visit came at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.