WASHINGTON: When leaders around the world launched a virtual summit to discuss climate change issues related to the corona virus, Donald Trump’s views were elsewhere – on the controversy surrounding the US election.
During a nine-minute speech by King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the president lowered his head and stared at something on his desk as he attended a meeting of a group of 20 countries hosted by his kingdom. Welcomed countries. Speeches and footage of other leaders were shown live on the official G20 website. Then, just moments after the king ended his remarks, Trump tweeted to comment on the clash with Republican leaders in the Michigan state legislature. He promised: “We will show massive and unprecedented fraud!” Trump’s post was in response to a tweet from Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirky, who met with House Speaker Lee Chatfield at the White House on Friday. Shirki and Chatfield wrote in a joint statement, “We have not yet been informed of any information that could alter the election results in Michigan.” “As long as the leaders continue their private conversations,” Optics said, pointing to Trump’s lack of interest in such forums. The president has been particularly versatile in the last four years. Trump made his initial remarks about the summit, according to a European official familiar with the process, who often clashes with other leaders on issues such as climate change and international trade. The United States has made the world safer under its watch, strengthening NATO and fighting terrorism.
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