Trump says he wants to host G-7 after election

U.S. President Donald TrumpTrumpTrump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit in a “calmer atmosphere” after the November presidential election, and that he has not decided whether to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In May as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading, Trump postponed a G7 summit he had hoped to hold in June until September or later, and said he hoped to expand the list of invitees to include Australia, Russia, South Korea and India.

“I’m much more inclined to do it sometime after the election. … We could do it through teleconference or we could do it through a meeting,” the Republican president said at White House news conference.