The Daily Fuckup — June 9, 2018

Edition · June 9, 2018

The Daily Fuckup — June 9, 2018

1 verified report published on June 9, 2018.

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Closing take

By the end of the day, the pattern was familiar: Trump treated alliances like personal inconveniences, then acted surprised when they responded like allies with standards. June 9 was not a policy win, a diplomatic reset, or a master class in dealmaking. It was a live demonstration of how quickly Trump can convert an international summit into a credibility problem.

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Trump’s G7 Russia fixation hands allies a fresh diplomatic headache

Russia gambit Confidence 4/5

★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5 Serious fuckup

At the Quebec G7, Trump pushed to bring Russia back into the club and refused to settle into the usual allied script, setting off a day of open friction with other leaders. The move was not just awkward; it undercut the summit’s stated purpose and gave critics a clean example of Trump treating a major diplomatic forum like a vanity stage. The immediate fallout was visible in the allied irritation around the meeting and in the rush by other leaders to defend the existing Russia sanctions consensus.

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