Posted originally on CTH on June 17, 2025 | Sundance 

President Trump and Secretary of State/Nat Sec Advisor Marco Rubio left the G7 in Canada late last night following dinner with the G7 leaders.  When asked by reporters about his early departure President Trump said, “for obvious reasons.”

President Trump is quickly assembling his national security, defense and intelligence apparatus to work throughout the day Tuesday from the situation room of the White House where real-time video feeds and interfaces with regional players are immediate.   President Trump announces his departure during the G7 group photo session.

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President Trump left behind Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to represent our U.S. interests as the G7 completes without him.

L-R European Council President Antonio Costa, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.