Trump cancels G7 at Camp David due to coronavirus

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau at the G7 meeting in 2018.
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President Trump has decided to cancel the in-person meeting of G7 leaders scheduled for June at Camp David, and will instead hold a video conference, the White House announced Thursday.

The Camp David meeting was canceled "in order for each country to focus all of its resources on responding to the health and economic challenges" of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said. He added that the leaders have been notified of the change of plans, and will hold video teleconferences in April and May.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.