TRANSCRIPT: President Trump Attends a G7 Family Photo Before Departing for Washington, 6.16.25
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Mark Carney: Okay.
Unidentified: Thank you.
Carney: Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
Question: Mr. President [Inaudible] so early sir?
Note: [Crosstalk]
Question: Mr. President, any statement on why you're leaving the G7 early for Washington?
President Trump: Well, I have to be back. Very important. I want to just thank our great host.
Carney: Thank you.
Trump: Fantastic job. Thank you. And Canada, but you probably see what I see. I have to be back as soon as I can. I'm going to have dinner with the -- these wonderful leaders, and then I get on the plane. I have to be back early for obvious reasons.
Question: Have you talked to the National Security Council [Inaudible] the situation?
Trump: I loved it. I tell you, I loved it. And I think we got a lot done.
Carney: Yup
Trump: Really a lot done. In fact, the U.K., we signed –
Keir Starmer: Right.
Trump: -- a big trade deal today and we're working on others. But we had just a really great relationship with everybody, and It's really nice. I wish I could stay for tomorrow, but they understand.
Question: Is there a reason, Mr. President, that you can't do your business from here?
Trump: This is -- this is big stuff. Do you have Questions for anybody else? [Laughter]
Note: [Crosstalk]
Question: Is there a reason you can't do your business from here, sir?
Carney: We've got a bit more work to do, so we'll go do it over dinner, but thank you very much.
Question: Mr. Carney, have you been briefed on this?
Carney: I'm very -- I'm very grateful for the President's presence --
Question: Are you going to have a communiqué on Iran?
Carney: -- and I fully understand why, uh, why he must return.
Trump: We'll see you on the plane.
Carney: Okay? Take care.
Trump: We'll see you on the plane.
Question: Thank you, Mr. President.
Trump: Thank you everybody.