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Or spin the presidents comments in a way thats favorable to him. but in many of these cases, there are just simply facts that prove them to be untrue. and thats become just as much a pattern as the presidents misstatements and false statements on trips like this, g-20 and other high-profile global platforms. thats the pattern that has really emerged from all of this. >> all of these folks at home with the very reasonable questions as to what is the truth. what did the president mean to say? abby...

Seeking to make a deal but china hasnt confirmed any such calls. even though russia was kicked out of what was then the g-8 for annexing crimea, the president said he would consider inviting vladimir putin to next years summit suggesting it should be held at his miami-area golf club. after talking tough on iran the president flipped and said there is a really good chance, his words, he could meet with irans president. and with the amazon burning, president trump was missing when the allies gathe...

>> secretary mnuchin is here. >> both sides are talking. >> but there were phone calls? >> numerous calls. >> reporter: that follows confusion followed by the president over the weekend when he seemed to say he was having second thoughts about his trade war. >> mr. president, any thoughts on the escalating trade war about china. >> yeah, sure, why not. >> a comment the white house walked back. >> it sounds like youre both trying to clean up what the president was saying -- >> were not cleaning a...

Angela merkel and modi of india and both of them were at the meeting. >> we showed the picture of the empty chair at the summit. at that moment there were g-6, not g-7 leaders there. under what circumstances, senator, if any, would you support reinstating russia into the g-7 and making it once again the g-8? >> maybe they should give crimea back. but i think that for the president to keem go -- to keep going on and after the other leaders, we dont get to select who should be in the g-7 or g-8 al...

Brand, even as he sang its praises. >> im not going to make any money. i dont want to make money. i dont care about making money. >> security experts and other observers says its a good thing that president trump doesnt care about making money by hosting the g-7 summit at doral, because theres a good chance hell lose a lot of money if this happens. they say in order to properly secure the event, guests who are already there may be asked to leave during the event. others who want to book rooms an...

The iran nuclear deal front and center but also russias readmission to g-7, open disagreement on that. the china trade war, trump being pressed by his allies and also have become his own allies have become the target of the trump trade war tariffs, et cetera, targeted europe as well and then of course on climate change, no agreement, very public disagreement. and here is another measure of this. this is president trumps third g-7 summit. on each of the issues the president has not moved his alli...

But he was misleading. the g7 proved to be a slippery summit for president trump after days of rattling world markets in his trade war with china, the president made conflicting claims that officials in beijing were reaching out to his administration to ease tensions. >> i very much appreciate the tact that -- the fact they came out late last night and they said they want to make a deal under calm circumstances. >> reporter: the president tarted the day saying they received assuring calls from c...