Trump wants Russia back in the G7

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published 8 June 2018

President Trump wants to make the G7 G8 again.

As he was leaving for the G7 summit Friday morning, Trump questioned why Russia was removed from the group of the world's biggest economies and called for its reinstatement, Politico and other outlets reported.

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Trump already made a few enemies ahead of the summit when he imposed metals tariffs on Canada and the EU last week, and they'll likely want to talk about it at this weekend's meeting.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.