President Trump arrived in Canada on June 8 with a defiant swagger for a day of meetings with America’s closest allies, vowing before he left the United States that he will not capitulate on tariffs and taunting his counterparts with a surprise call to reinstate Russia in their Group of 7 nations.
The president made the suggestion about Russia to reporters at the White House before leaving for the annual G-7 gathering, which already promised to be crackling with tension over trade, Iran and Mr. Trump’s sharp-edged approach to foreign policy.