Ben Rhodes

It's a police.

There's evidence of, you know, political prisoners, maybe some coercive labor practices.

You could say every one of those things about our closest allies in the Gulf.

And Mohammed bin Salman gets welcomed into the Oval Office.

50 countries.

Fetted with state dinners.

And Cuba gets crippling sanctions that primarily punish the Cuban people most of all.

It's just like the imbalance of the policy to the problem is so crazy.

Yeah, it just does not seem like a good use of time and resources.

Or humanity.

It's real cold war shit here.

Finally, Ben, we all know it can be tough to schedule a big group event.

It doesn't matter if it's a family reunion or a bachelor party or just a dinner.

People, we're busy.

You've got a wedding one weekend.

You've got a kid's soccer game the next.

And it turns out that leaders of the G7, they're just like us, which is why France has decided to delay.

This year's G7 meeting by a day to avoid stepping on President Trump's 80th birthday bash slash ultimate fighting championship event at the White House.

The summit is on Evian Le Bon, which is a beautiful resort town.

I'll go on Lake Geneva.