US President Donald Trump partly \u201cdestroyed\u201d Washington\u2019s trusting relationship with Europe by pulling out of a joint communique after the G7 summit, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas tweeted Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can destroy an incredible amount of trust very quickly in a tweet. That makes it all the more important that Europe stands together and defends its interests even more offensively,\u201d Maas posted.<\/p>\n
Trump rejected the text of a consensus statement, traditionally a paean to shared Western values and objectives under American leadership, in angry tweets from Air Force One.<\/p>\n
He departed early from the Quebec gathering Saturday for a one-on-one meeting with North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had told reporters that \u201cCanadians are polite and reasonable but we will also not be pushed around\u201d over Trump\u2019s decision to invoke national security to justify US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on Justin\u2019s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our US farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our US Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the US Market!\u201d Trump tweeted in response.<\/p>\n
The US leader\u2019s abrupt withdrawal drew widespread condemnation Sunday from across the German political spectrum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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