Even as Trump is further alienated as he has been at G-20 meetings past, Macron took on MbS.
Fortunately MbS is seen as even more of a pariah than 45*
Before arriving in Buenos Aires for the G-20 summit, President Trump cancelled a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin, citing recent maritime hostilities in Urkaine.
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On Friday, the Russian government itself got in on the trolling, with a government spokesperson telling Russian media: “Is the provocation started by Kiev in this area (Azov Sea) a real reason for the cancellation? We heard that as an official version and we accepted that. Is it a real one? I believe we should look for answers in the U.S. domestic political situation.”
The Russian also said that despite the scheduled meeting being cancelled, there would be a short, spontaneous one Friday anyway. But a White House official told reporters on the trip that there was “no scheduled pull aside,” thus denying the Russian claim that there would be a scheduled impromptu meeting between the heads of two nuclear-armed powers, one of whom almost certainly ordered a hacking and disinformation campaign to help get the other elected.
“The Argentinian president was left alone on stage when his US counterpart, Donald Trump, walked away due to a misunderstanding during a photo opportunity. Both leaders shook hands before Trump left the stage, with Macri appearing to call after him. It appeared the Argentinian wanted Trump to remain on the stage as they awaited other world leaders for an official members’ ‘family photograph’” www.theguardian.com/...
