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Jun 9, 2018

Does "America first" mean "America alone"?

This week could turn out to be a hinge-point in U.S. and global economies.

Weekly Wrapby Kai Ryssdal
From left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British Prime Minister Theresa May pose for a photo at the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina at the 2017 G-7 summit in Sicily.
From left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British Prime Minister Theresa May pose for a photo at the ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina at the 2017 G-7 summit in Sicily.
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The G-6 plus 1? We break it down with Ana Swanson of the New York Times and Sudeep Reddy of Politico. The Group of Seven summit begins today amid political and economic tensions between the United States and its allies. So we discuss the past, present and potential future of American trade and international relations, which could include new tariffs.

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