Angela Merkel: Trump’s G-7 tear ‘sobering and a bit depressing’

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t alone in lashing out against President Trump following a tense G-7 summit in Quebec.

The Canadian leader may be the focus of a war of words with Trump, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck a harsh tone when she condemned Trump’s refusal to endorse a communique on the need for “free, fair, and mutually beneficial trade.”

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