President Trump gave a new reason for his sudden departure from G7 meetings in Canada amid the escalating fight between Israel and Iran.
The president told reporters aboard Air Force One he plans to hold ‘early’ meetings with his security team in the White House Situation Room, after issuing a stunning call for people to ‘evacuate’ Tehran amid Israeli bomb attacks there.
But the president travels with a cordon of aides and high-tech equipment, giving him the ability to monitor or direct events from anywhere in the world – including the summit he left after participating for a single day.
Trump said he wanted to leave the tranquil mountain lodge in Alberta because he didn’t rely on phones.
‘Just be a little bit more, I think, well versed. Not having to use telephones so much,’ Trump said, when asked why he bailed. ‘Because I don’t believe in telephones. Because people like you listen to them. Being on the scene is much better. And we did everything I had to do at the G7.’
