Macron has Twitter spat with Trump ahead of G-7 meeting

Asked about the U.S. president, Macron says ‘nobody is forever’ No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Friday, June 8  ‘NOBODY IS FOREVER’ French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tariff warning to Donald Trump ahead of the weekend G-7 summit in Quebec, noting the other world leaders would be happy to sign “a 6 country agreement if need be” without the U.S. The White House later announced that Trump would exit the summit early, skipping sessions on climate change and the environment. Earlier, referring to Trump, Macron told journalists, “Nobody is forever.” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] GOP PASS ON TRUMP PARDON We asked every House Republican if they would move to impeach Trump if he pardoned himself. Only one — ONE — said they would. [HuffPost] DOJ DECISION ‘WILL ENDANGER REPORTERS’ The Justice Department seized years’ worth of phone and email records of New York Times reporter Ali Watkins as part of an investigation into leaks of government information. 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