World leaders appeared to guide a disoriented Donald Trump during a recent G7 summit in France, according to widely circulated images and videos showing the 80-year-old US president struggling to follow proceedings, prompting renewed scrutiny of his public appearances.
The G7 brings together leaders from the UK, US, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy to coordinate on major global economic and political issues. High-level optics matter at these summits, with carefully staged arrivals, group photographs and bilateral meetings designed to project unity and control. It is against that tightly managed backdrop that Trump's behaviour has drawn attention.
