Trump Postpones G-7 Summit, Seeks to Add Countries to Invitation List

Trump Postpones G-7 Summit, Seeks to Add Countries to Invitation List
President Donald Trump, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 30, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE—President Donald Trump said he’s postponing a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and wants to expand the list of invitees to include Australia, Russia, South Korea, and India.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his return to Washington from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Trump said the G-7, which groups the world’s most advanced economies, was a “very outdated group of countries” in its current format.