Washington, June 16 -- US President Donald Trump set the tone at the G7 Summit and publicly humiliated Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, according to a post by Marc Nixon on X.

Trump stated that removing Russia from the G7 (then G8) was a "very big mistake," claiming it made life more complicated and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "very insulted" by the decision.

Trump - unprompted, and with Carney at his side - complained that the G7 "used to be the G8" until "Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in."

Trump reiterated his long-standing view on Russia's expulsion from the G7, saying, "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would ...