France, Germany slam Trump over G7 statement U-turn

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France and Germany have reacted strongly at a decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw his support for the concluding joint statement issued by the Group of Seven summit in Canada of leading world economic powers, with a French presidential source calling it an act of 'incoherence and inconsistency' and the German foreign minister saying trust had been 'lost'. 

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Germany and France on Sunday sharply criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly withdraw his support for a Group of Seven communiqué, accusing him of destroying trust and acting inconsistently, reports Reuters.

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