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  • 6/17/2025
Speaking to reporters at the G7 Summit in Calgary, Canada, President Trump slammed the removal of Russia from the G8.
Transcript
00:00I don't want to talk about that.
00:02And you mentioned Putin.
00:03Do you think that he should have a seat at the G7 today, that it should be the G8?
00:07I'm not saying he should at this point, because too much water's gone over the dam, maybe.
00:12But it was a big mistake.
00:14Obama didn't want him, and the head of your country, the proud head of your country didn't want him.
00:22This was a big mistake.
00:23You wouldn't have that war.
00:25You know, you have your enemy at the table, even — I don't even consider him — he wasn't really an enemy at that time.
00:30There was no concept.
00:31If I were president, this war would have never happened.
00:34But likewise, if he were a member of what was called the G8 at that time — it was always the G8 — you wouldn't have a war right now.

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