Government
June 14, 2018
President Trump refused to sign the G7 Summit communique as the country further distances itself from allies. Image credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr
By Danny Parisi
The G7 Summit is traditionally a time for leaders of nations to come together and discuss mutually beneficial agreements, but this year’s event went in a considerably different direction.
{"ct":"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","iv":"125fdcdb40d1b353c593c8686eaf2911","s":"f4e68344f1ab064f"}
Share your thoughts. Click here