Subject: Out of town pool report #4 — G7 plenary session spray
The smaller pool (print + still photo) was brought into the plenary meeting room at 9:47.
Very difficult to hear and not much was said as photographers scrambled around clicking away.
Boris Johnson was speaking when pool entered but it was unintelligible. The leaders mostly sat quietly and posed for photos. At one point, Trump and Macron, seated beside each other, turned behind them and stared into a couple cameras.
Pool escorted out at 9:49.
Subject: Out of town pool report #6 — Abe bilat starting
Pool was brought into the bilat room at 11:31.
POTUS and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were seated beside one another with aides seated in a line across from one another. Flags of the two countries were arranged behind their chairs.
Quotes from Trump:
“Our relationship with Prime Minister Abe and Japan is I think the best it’s ever been.”
“We’re discussing trade. We’re doing a lot of trade together.”
He says we’re “also discussing North Koreas Those discussions are going well.”
And this on the G7, which Trump said has “really been outstanding; from the moment we’ve been here we’ve been treated beautifully....
“Thus far, this has been really a great G7...congratulate France and your president because they have really done a great job.”
They’re still talking. More TK.