Running Late: Trump Disrupts Gender Equality Meeting At G-7

President Donald Trump arrives for a Gender Equality Advisory Council breakfast during the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada. From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Trump, Christine Whitecross, and Winnie Byanyima. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump arrives for a Gender Equality Advisory Council breakfast during the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada. From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director ... President Donald Trump arrives for a Gender Equality Advisory Council breakfast during the G-7 summit, Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada. From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Trump, Christine Whitecross, and Winnie Byanyima. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived late for a gender equality meeting at an international summit, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to kick it off without waiting for “stragglers” to arrive.Trump created a distraction when he walked in late for Saturday’s breakfast meeting during the Group of Seven summit of leading industrialized nations being held in Quebec.He missed Trudeau’s introductory statement and entered the room while Gender Equality Advisory Council co-chair Isabelle Hudon was speaking.Security personnel had to open a path for Trump through a throng of journalists and cameramen. The camera clicks for Trump almost drowned out Hudon.

French President Emmanuel Macron stared at Trump after he sat down.

Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland later tweeted photos of the women’s empowerment meeting, showing Trump’s empty chair.

Trudeau had made the issue of gender equality a priority for the gathering. He said gender equality must “cut through” everything the G-7 does.

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  1. Avatar for pb pb says:

    tRump is a cretinous asshole. He’s about as appealing as a turd in a swimming pool and everybody knows it.

  2. What else would the misogynist in chief do but look for a way to make it about himself and attempt to drown out a powerful woman, if even only for a moment.

    I hope the past few days isn’t just the turning point it appears to be for our allies but for us as well.

  3. Next time they should tell him no one is seated after the play begins.

  4. Avatar for jrw jrw says:

    King Midas in reverse; everything he touches turns to shit.

  5. Drumpfh puts the ‘k’ in classy

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