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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Holmes

Rubio says Trump’s ‘51st state’ plan not on G7 summit agenda in Canada

a man speaking in front of a bunch of mics.
Marco Rubio at the Shannon airport in Ireland on Wednesday as he travels from talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to attending a G7 meeting in Canada. Photograph: Saul Loeb/Reuters

Marco Rubio has said he is not planning to discuss Donald Trump’s threat to “take over Canada” during a visit to Quebec, as Washington’s top diplomat arrives to the backdrop of a raging diplomatic crisis and trade war.

The US secretary of state arrived on Wednesday for a two-day summit with other foreign ministers from allied G7 countries at the river resort of La Malbaie, the first such gathering since Trump retook power with his “America first” agenda.

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