11 Jun 2018

Trump v Trudeau: War of words erupts after G7 summit

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 11 June 2018

A war of words has erupted between the US and its G7 allies, hours after the group had put on a show of unity at the end of a tense summit. Donald Trump and two of his advisers lashed out at Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, accusing him of engaging in "bad faith diplomacy". Mr Trump retracted his endorsement of the G7's joint communique. Donald Trump's chief economic advisor accused Justin Trudeau of 'betrayal'. Speaking on CNN's State of the Union, Larry Kudlow said Mr Trudeau had "stabbed them in the back". We get the latest from Ottawa and CTV's Mercedes Stephenson.