G-20, Donald Trump, Wimbledon: Your Thursday Briefing
_____ • President Xi Jinping of China will also be in Hamburg, ready to slip into the widening gap between Mr. Trump
and America’s longtime European allies and to position Beijing as a defender of a multilateral, rules-based world order.
European efforts to isolate Mr. Trump for rejecting the Paris climate change agreement appear
to be faltering as other participants, including Russia and Turkey, could side with the U.S.
[The New York Times] • We discussed President Trump’s denunciations of CNN with the network’s president.
_____ • Mr. Trump is now in Poland for talks with the right-wing government there,
which shares many of his views, including on immigration and climate change.
[The New York Times] Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
Here’s what you need to know: • White House advisers are nervous about President Trump’s first sit-down with President
Vladimir Putin of Russia, which is scheduled for tomorrow at the G-20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany.