President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, in Evian-les-Bains, France. AP-Yonhap
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — U.S. President Donald Trump joined global leaders on Monday at the Group of Seven summit at a French lakeside resort, where relief over a deal to end the Iran war was tempered by unease over new U.S. tariff threats aimed at France. Trump was met at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains by Emmanuel Macron's chief of protocol ahead of a bilateral meeting with the French president. According to a prior planning document, Macron had been due to welcome Trump himself.
"Everything is very nice, thank you," Trump told reporters as he arrived, just hours after securing a preliminary deal with Iran that is one of several issues G7 leaders will wrestle with during the June 15 to 17 summit. They will also seek common ground on the war in Ukraine, tackling global economic imbalances and sourcing critical minerals outside of the dominant supplier China.
Leaders wary of Trump
Global leaders are increasingly wary of the United States and, underscoring the tensions, Trump told the New York Post before leaving for France he would "have no choice" but to apply 100% tariffs on French wine unless Paris eliminates its digital tax on U.S. tech giants.
