Trump was asked why he is heading back to DC early:
“I have to be back…very important…you probably see what I see, I have to be back as soon as I can…I wish I could stay for tomorrow, but they understand, this is big stuff”
Trump’s departure, so far:
Trump says everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran (the White House played this down: Trump’s ‘evacuate Tehran’ tweet is all about getting Iran to negotiate says White House)Trump is leaving the G7 summit EARLY and will return to DC tonight.Fox reporting that Trump requests NSC be prepared in Situation Room
And now it appears Trump’s exit from the G7 is leisurly one, he’s staying for dinner:
Trump is staying for dinner at the G7U.S. official says no intention of initiating offensive operations against Iran
There was some sort of agreement on trade with the UK, but it did get fumbled a bit.
US plans a 100K annual quota for UK auto imports at 10% tariff rate
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.