G7 Hot Mics Capture Leaders' Offstage Banter, Including Trump's 'Greenland' Remark and Meloni's 47-Day Quit
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Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 16
G7 Hot Mics Capture Leaders' Offstage Banter, Including Trump's 'Greenland' Remark and Meloni's 47-Day Quit
3 articles · Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 16
Summary
Hot mics at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains picked up leaders joking about smoking, soccer and gifts between formal talks on war and trade.
May 1 was the date Giorgia Meloni said she stopped smoking, drawing congratulations from several leaders after Friedrich Merz asked whether she had already had a cigarette that morning.
Trump added the most intrigue when a microphone caught him telling European Council President António Costa, after a pause, simply: "Greenland."
Sports dominated much of the lighter chatter, from cheers for France and praise for Cape Verde's 0-0 draw with Spain to Trump's talk about the UFC event he hosted at the White House on his 80th birthday.
Gift diplomacy rounded out the day: Macron gave leaders bicycles for the 2027 Cycling World Championships, while Merz handed Trump a German jersey with his name and the number 47.