Trump Skips G7 Climate Summit With Aides Claiming Scheduling Conflict

(CNN/WJZ) — President Donald Trump skipped a session devoted to climate change at the G7 summit, as snub aides wrote off as a scheduling conflict but nonetheless reflects Trump’s isolation on the issue.
As other leaders were taking their seats around a large round table, the chair reserved for Trump sat empty. The summit’s host, French President Emmanuel Macron, gaveled the meeting to order anyway and launched into an explanation of a wristwatch made from recycled plastic.