Trump was not on board with G7 aid package for Amazon fires

President Trump did not pledge any money to the $20 million Amazon fires aid package proposed by his fellow G7 leaders, a National Security Council spokesman said Wednesday.

"The United States stands ready to assist Brazil in its efforts to combat these fires, and did not agree to a joint G7 initiative that failed to include consultations with President [Jair] Bolsonaro," Garrett Marquis said in a statement. "The most constructive way to assist is in coordination with the government of Brazil."

When French President Emmanuel Macron announced the aid package on Monday, he said that while Trump was not at the meeting on climate and the environment, a National Security Council official was there, and the United States was supportive of the deal. At first, Bolsonaro rejected the assistance, but then backtracked and said he would contemplate accepting it as long as Macron apologized for critical comments he made about him.

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