Congressman Seth Moulton Reacts to Trump’s Disaster G7 Appearance
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What happened at Trump’s brief 12‑hour G7 appearance in Canada?
Reflecting on Donald Trump's disastrous G seven appearance, if you even want to call it that, where he basically lasted about twelve hours in Alberta, Canada before uh leaving. I go back to a June 8th, 2025 post to President Zelensky of Ukraine and how important this G7 meeting was to Ukraine and to our allies. On June 8th, President Zelensky posted: in the coming weeks, important meetings and negotiations will take place in Ukraine, and we're doing everything to ensure that the June summits, the G7, Summit in Canada and the NATO summit in the Netherlands are not hollow. Russia only truly understands one language, the language of force. That is precisely the language that must become the working one across all formats of international engagement in the coming months.
And then, of course, uh on Monday, Donald Trump left the G seven after being in Alberta for about 12 hours. Not to meet with President Zelensky on Tuesday than throughout Donald Trump's uh brief time in Alberta, he kept on basically acting as like Putin's agent. And he talked about how the G seven should really be called the G eight. Remember this? Let's play it.
Together very well. I look forward to that. Uh the G seven used to be the G eight. Uh Barack Obama and uh a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in. then I would say that that was a mistake because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in. And you wouldn't have a war right now if Trump were president uh four years ago. But it didn't work out that way. But it used to be the G eight and now it's I guess what's that, nine years ago, eight years ago it switched over the they uh threw Russia out. Which I claimed was a very big mistake, even though I wasn't in politics then I was very loud about it. It was a mistake in that You spend so much time talking about Russia that he's no longer at the table, so it makes life more complicated.
But you wouldn't have had the war. Yeah.
Then he says that uh Putin speaks to me and nobody else. He bragged about how Putin speaks to him and praised Putin as the very first thing he did when he showed up in Alberta. Here play this.
Well it's not a bad idea. I don't mind that. If somebody wants to suggest China coming in, I think we suggest. But you want to have people that you can talk to, you know. They they don't talk uh Putin speaks to me, he doesn't speak to anybody else. He doesn't want to talk because he was very insulted when he got thrown out of the GA. As I would be, as you would be, as anybody would be. It was very insulting. And I mean he was thrown out by Trudeau. Who convinced uh one or two people along with Obama?
And then here's the moment where he says that he's leaving and you know, it it kind of reminds me of like uh like like a like a little boy at like a sleepover and the other kids are like don't want to hang out with him and so he comes up with an excuse why he had to call mommy and daddy and and and leave. But anyway, th how weird is this when he leaves here, play this clip.
Well I have to be back. Very important. I want to just thank our great host. Thank you in Canada. But uh you probably see what I see and I have to be back as soon as I can. And have dinner with the these wonderful leaders and then I get on the plane and I have to be back early. I loved it. I tell you I loved it. And I think
Let's bring Democratic Congress member Seth Moulton. I mean, whether he was going back to meet with the National Security Council regarding Iran. But Congressman, he's with all of our top allies there who are trying to coordinate a strategy at the G seven for de-escalation and and trying to work together. He just seems very uncomfortable with them. He's now gonna miss the meeting with Zelensky.
How did Trump’s comments about Putin and the “G‑8” affect the summit?
What are you making of this all?
I mean it's typical Trump. He is uncomfortable with our allies. He doesn't like our allies. And obviously the feeling is mutual, but this is a guy who has spent his career siding with Putin. He sounded like a Putin puppet puppet, a Kremlin spokesman in those statements that you played earlier.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What happened at Trump’s brief 12‑hour G7 appearance in Canada?
0:00–4:06
2
How did Trump’s comments about Putin and the “G‑8” affect the summit?
4:06–8:15
3
Why does Congressman Seth Moulton say the dictator parade made the troops look bad?
8:15–13:36
4
What is the military’s cultural objection to staged parades?
13:36–15:51