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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16
Merz Gives Trump No. 47 Jersey at G7 as Leaders Seek Smoother Summit
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16

Merz Gives Trump No. 47 Jersey at G7 as Leaders Seek Smoother Summit

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16

Summary

  • Friedrich Merz handed Donald Trump a soccer jersey bearing the number 47 at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, where Trump smiled as he accepted it.
  • The gesture reflected an effort by other leaders to keep Trump comfortable at a gathering where his appearances have often strained relations.
  • Trump has left G7 meetings early at least twice, clashed with allies over tariffs and climate policy, and repeatedly floated bringing Russia back into the group.
  • His most memorable earlier summit moment came in 2018, when a photo showed then-Chancellor Angela Merkel confronting him as other leaders looked on.

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