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White House and Political News
Former President Obama: Hosts Secret Meetings With 2020 Hopefuls
Former President Barack Obama has great c in recent months met with at least nine prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, includ- ing Bernie Sanders, Eliza- beth Warren, Joe Biden and Deval Patrick, pulling them in for one-on-one ses- sions at his Washington office, according to Politico.
The meetings were arranged without the party’s closest ad- visers being told of the conver- sations, in part because of how much Mr. Obama bristles at
his private meetings becoming public knowledge.
“The president was generous with his time and advice, and he was excited to talk about the future,” one individual with knowledge of the meetings told Politico.
Mr. Sanders reportedly requested his meeting with Mr. Obama, which was held in March. The two men dis- cussed the future of the Demo- cratic Party. Politico reports the pair did not specifically dis- cuss if Sanders would run in
Former President Obama and Elizabeth Warren.
conflict with his predecessor, Donald Trump, he is con- cerned about how the Democ- rats are responding, and how it can be best positioned to win in the midterms and in the next presidential cycle to beat back the president and his politics.
He doesn’t see himself as the person to come up with the plan, people who know about the meetings say, but he is eager to be a sounding board and counselor to the Democ- rats he sees as playing a role in shaping the party’s future.
2020.
According to the report,
Mr. Obama is not making any promises of support, though,
and is not expected to endorse in the 2020 race until after a nominee has emerged.
While he has avoided direct
Slip Of The Tongue Or Truth: Trump’s Beloved Fox Folks Send Twitter Into Frenzy With #TwoDictators Comment
"two dictators" ahead of their historic meeting in Singa- pore Tuesday.
"I do want to point out that earlier, as you know sometimes on live TV sometimes you don't always say things perfectly," said Huntsman. "I called both President Trump and Kim Jong Un a dictator. I did not mean that, my mistake, so I apologize for that.
Huntsman, is the daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman Jr.
Speaking on "Fox and
Former CIA Director Says President’s G7 Statements Make Him Appear ‘Unstable’
The hashtag #TwoDictators erupted on Twitter after Fox News host Abby Huntsman on Sunday mistakenly used the term to describe President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to MSNBC.
"Regardless of what happens in that meeting, between the two dictators, what we are see- ing right now, this is history," Huntsman said.
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Monday blasted resident Trump for the attacks he directed at Cana- dian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying they make Trump look "unstable, erratic and thin-skinned."
"Trudeau did not make President Trump look weak. President Trump made President Trump look unsta- ble, erratic and thin- skinned," added Hayden, who also served as director of the National Security Agency (NSA) under former Presi- dents Bill Clinton and
President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday. The on-again off-again summit. It will be the first- ever meeting between sitting U.S. and North Korean leaders. Good plan or ploy?
Trump is due to meet with Kim on Singapore's Sentosa Is- land Tuesday to push for a de- nuclearization plan for North Korea.
former White House communi- cations director, Anthony Scaramucci that the upcom- ing summit would be a historic moment for two autocratic powers.
President Trump, a regu- lar proponent of Fox News, had not responded to the error at the time of publishing.
only after Trump had left the summit.
The sentiment was echoed by two of the president's top ad- visers on Sunday, who claimed Trudeau stabbed the U.S. in the back. Another key member of the president's team, Peter Navarro, the White House di- rector of trade policy, told Fox News Sunday, “There’s a spe- cial place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door."
The "Fox and Friends" pre- senter apologized to viewers after referring to the leaders as
Friends Weekend,"
Hunts- man mistakenly suggested to
George W. Bush.
Trump launched a series of
attacks at Trudeau last week- end as he departed the meeting of the Group of Seven (G-7) in- dustrialized nations in Canada. After Trudeau stated during a news conference that Canada was prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., Trump responded that he would not sign a joint state- ment issued by G-7 attendees at the conclusion of the weekend's summit.
Trump also called Trudeau "dishonest and weak" and ac- cused him of changing his tone
President Trump and his once ally, Justin Trudeau of Canada are at war. Mr. Trump is in Singapore to meet with the North Ko- rean leader Kim Jung Un. He left the G7 Summit early to prepare for meeting according to the White House.
President Trump Leaves G7 Summit Early; Misses Session On Climate Change
The Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada ended with the Group of Six because Don- ald Trump bailed before it was over.
Hours after putting on an ap- parent show of unity at the end of a tense G7 summit, the mem- ber nations indulged in a war of words, particularly with the U.S.
Things seemingly went well for a little while and the mem- ber nations even released a joint statement after agreeing in fields like trade, Iran, and cli- mate change.
But shortly after Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "happy to announce that we have re-
leased a joint communique by all seven countries" indicating that the U.S. was also included, President Trump announced that Washington would reverse its decision and not sign the statement.
According to CNN, the White House announced Thursday the president packed up and left the gathering before its con- clusion on Saturday, cutting out on sessions on climate and oceans.
The exodus comes after an escalating war of tariffs and tweets in the weeks leading up to the Summit. And President Trump standing on his deci- sion to withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement last year.
Justin Trudeau and G7 leaders Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump take part in a working session on the first day of the G7 meeting in Charlevoix. Reuters
"What we did this weekend was come together, roll up our sleeves and figure out a consen- sus language that we could all agree to," Trudeau said in the town of La Malbaie where lead- ers had been meeting since Fri- day morning.
"Obviously the president will continue to say what he says." Trudeau again denounced Trump's decision to invoke national security concerns to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel as "insulting" to the Canadian war veterans who had fought alongside U.S. allies.
President Trump also in- sisted during the Summit that Russia should be at the table.
Speaking at a post-summit press conference, Trudeau ac-
knowledged that there were major differences with Trump.
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