"G20 closes with rebuke to Trump's climate change stance"

By Angela Dewan and Stephanie Halasz, CNN

Updated 12:24 PM ET, Sat July 8, 2017

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/08/europe/g20-merkel-trump-communique/

"Hamburg, Germany (CNN)German Chancellor Angela Merkel closed the G20 summit in Hamburg with a rebuke to US President Donald Trump's stance on climate change, but the group appeared to make a concession on his protectionist trade policies."

Tweety gets a "No!response.  Good job Prez . . . NOT!

"G20: World leaders at odds with Trump on trade, climate"
By Nic Robertson and Angela Dewan, CNN

Updated 9:02 AM ET, Sat July 8, 2017

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/08/europe/g20-trump-merkel-trade-climate-change/index.html

"Leaders appeared to be at an impasse over trade and climate change, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel making clear that the US' stance on the key issues were threatening to derail progress and that talks had been difficult. "

America falls behind on trade under isolationism.

"Merkel criticized Trump's protectionist trade policies, saying that "virtually everyone believes we need free but also fair trade."
"However, I can foresee that the sherpas have a lot of work ahead of them tonight to hammer out the communiqué on trade, and I hope that they will present us with a good result tomorrow. But I don't want to beat about the bush, the discussions are very difficult."
Key to the trade impasse is the suggestion that the US might impose tariffs on steel imports.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would react to steel tariffs perhaps even with their own, giving early warning signs of a trade war.
"We've got to look at protection when it comes to steel imports. It's necessary for the EU to react in an adequate and appropriate way when it comes to steel. We've got to take measures to ensure that we act properly when it comes to imports from other parts of the world," Juncker said."