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A White House official defines the Trump Doctrine. Plus: what to expect at the summit with North Korea, America’s racial health disparity, and more.
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G7 Gripes: Hours after the G7 summit, President Trump lashed out on Twitter at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and retracted his endorsement of the joint communique on trade and other issues signed at the meeting. Trump’s conflict with Canada is rooted in a long-standing trade dispute over dairy. More broadly, it fits a diplomatic pattern in the Trump administration of bullying allies. As one senior White House official put it: “The Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, Bitch.’”

The long-anticipated summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Yet his track record at the G7 represents David Graham writes.

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