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Merkel rebuffs Trump invitation to G7 summit
Politico via MSN ^ | 5/30/20 | Matthew Karnitschnig, David M. Herszenhorn, Jacopo Barigazzi and Andrew Gray

Posted on 05/30/2020 4:34:36 AM PDT by DoodleDawg

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rebuffed Donald Trump’s invitation to attend a G7 summit, which the president is keen to portray as a symbol of a return to normality from the upheaval of the coronavirus crisis.

"The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for his invitation to the G7 summit at the end of June in Washington. As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington," German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told POLITICO Friday.

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From the story: "Privately, however, one official familiar with the situation said that other EU leaders would support Merkel and would not attend Trump's summit if Merkel thought it was a bad idea."

Looks like the G-7 is dead because if they snub Trump this year I don't see him participating next year or the years after that.

1 posted on 05/30/2020 4:34:36 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

Looks like the last fig leaf has fallen.


2 posted on 05/30/2020 4:36:51 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Everything else is cancelled. These summits are just about power and money and worthless.....and I believe there are usually riots. Cancel is good.


3 posted on 05/30/2020 4:36:54 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I always called the G-8 "Axis and Allies"

We may have finally reached the end of the Post WWII order.

Now we live in interesting times.

4 posted on 05/30/2020 4:40:27 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: DoodleDawg

What a deutsche bag!


5 posted on 05/30/2020 4:41:02 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

lol....


6 posted on 05/30/2020 4:41:28 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

Hey, she’s big in the Bumdestag!

(and if you never saw the pics, I’m sure they’re still on the net somewhere)


7 posted on 05/30/2020 4:43:23 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Further proof to me that this “pandemic” is a manufactured crisis.


8 posted on 05/30/2020 4:46:14 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Sacajaweau

Good drown


9 posted on 05/30/2020 4:49:52 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Sacajaweau

When the G-Whatever came here to Pittsburgh, during the Obama Regime, Downtown was surrounded by a chain link fence.It was very disturbing. We had riots in the City, though outside the fence.


10 posted on 05/30/2020 4:54:30 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Skywise
I don't think we kicked Germany's ass hard enough in WWII.

Merkel = German Hillary.


11 posted on 05/30/2020 4:55:42 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: DoodleDawg

The summits rotate from country to country each year. They cost a fortune in security and logistics and are basically photo ops. A quick video conference would be just as good but the argument is it won’t have the same feel or something. If the coronavirus sinks them forever it would be one hell of a silver lining.


12 posted on 05/30/2020 4:57:40 AM PDT by xp38
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To: PghBaldy

G-20 came here. Here is a compilation of G-20 scenes from 2009 in Pittsburgh. I recall they used the noise cannon, among other things. https://youtu.be/W-cxHC_JU8o


13 posted on 05/30/2020 4:58:58 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Well gosh, I would think that a meeting of world leaders would be a great idea at this time, at a time of a world-wide crisis. /s ... sort of ...

On the other hand, maybe these gatherings are useless. They just attract more rioting and looting.


14 posted on 05/30/2020 4:59:18 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, Give me Liberty or Dropive me Death!theories theorists.)
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“because if they snub Trump this year I don’t see him participating next year or the years after that.”

Lol. They apparently believe Biden will participate the summit next year, as TPOUS.


15 posted on 05/30/2020 4:59:59 AM PDT by granada
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To: DoodleDawg

Good. Let’s rebuff any requests for military or money.


16 posted on 05/30/2020 5:01:00 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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The “riots” were a couple dozen people protected by the national guard. Mike Pintek interviewed a reporter (international credentials) who embedded herself in the “protest”. I came away from that realizing all the “security” was about making sure the residents gave up their rights without a fuss. It was for their safety ya know.


17 posted on 05/30/2020 5:01:08 AM PDT by Varda
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To: Skywise

Proof?

Certainly evidence.


This is sobering. Watch some of the videos. Sure it is not a real exercise, but the timing is damning. I think the last 2 links was underexposed here, it was listed as “chat”.

Event 201 A high level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019

https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/about
Ouch, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of Public Health Center for Health Security, World Economic Forum, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/videos.html

Highlights Reel

Videos of Event 201

Segment 2 - Trade & Travel Discussion

Segment 3 - Finance Discussion

Segment 4 - Communications Discussion and Epilogue Video

Segment 5 - Hotwash and Conclusion

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18 posted on 05/30/2020 5:01:57 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Varda

The riots in Minneapolis, MN were not fake. The buildings burned were real, not fake. They burned the police station and looted many businesses and burned several other large buildings. The Mayor took little or no action in response.

But they were certainly agitated and planned by the ComDems. Probably by BLM and Antifa. Paid by Soros.


19 posted on 05/30/2020 5:05:39 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Varda

Candance Owens: ‘Every 4 Years the Black Community Takes the Media Bait’

https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/blog/craig-bannister/candance-owens-every-4-years-black-community-takes-media-bait-believes-it-has


20 posted on 05/30/2020 5:08:11 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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