John McCain Rips Trump on G-7 Move

Sen. John McCain said Saturday that Americans "stand with" our allies — "even if our president doesn't" — after President Donald Trump told U.S. officials not to endorse the joint communique put out by the Group of Seven leaders after their summit in Quebec.

"To our allies: bipartisan majorities of Americans remain pro-free trade, pro-globalization and supportive of alliances based on 70 years of shared values," the Arizona Republican, who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer, said on Twitter:

To our allies: bipartisan majorities of Americans remain pro-free trade, pro-globalization & supportive of alliances based on 70 years of shared values. Americans stand with you, even if our president doesn’t.

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) June 10, 2018

After Trump left Canada early for Singapore to prepare for Tuesday's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, he slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments at a news conference.

Trudeau said Canada would not be pushed around on trade with the U.S. — and Trump tweeted that his "false statements" were "very dishonest and weak."

Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2018

President Trump's comments also came under fire from the top Democrats in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California.

They took to Twitter:

Are we executing Putin’s diplomatic and national security strategy or AMERICA’s diplomatic and national security strategy? After the last few days, it’s hard to tell.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 9, 2018

This week started with @realDonaldTrump boosting a Chinese company identified as a national security threat to the U.S. It ended with him standing up for Russia and alienating our allies at the G7. #MAGA

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) June 9, 2018

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