war. cnn reporter pamela brown in southern france. good to see you this morning. we re waiting to see the bilateral meeting between president trump and president trudeau. what is expected to happen there? reporter: trade will be a hot topic with justin trudeau. the last g-7 ended ak money yously because trudeau said he wouldn t back down. already this morning, president has been very busy. he s been meeting with the prime minister of japan, shinzo abe. before that will meeting got under way, the president and his aides struck a positive tone, saying thaur very close to reaching a trade deal. the president also brought up russia. as you ll recall, days before the g-7, the president appeared to drop a diplomatic hand
reporter: interesting, for sure. theresa may had held the country back in the past from leaving the european union. this is what boris johnson wanted. he got and wanted what president trump was talking about a good trade deal with the united states. but it was interesting to see how boris johns soson interacte with the u.s. president. and the clip you just played, that no one questioned him so far about the escalating trade war with china. boris johnson interjected at that point, to register a sheep-like note, that we don t want an escalating trade war. we would rather have peace. johnson, in a way, at points, validating the president, saying the president did a good job on
all valid. but lapierre accused north on cashing in on an nra deal with a advertising deal. there s been denials all around, and inquiry into the group s tax-exempt status. wayne lapierre has taken members money to live the life of a king. wayne lapierre is an odious little grifter and it s time for him to go. reporter: as some high-profile mass shootings have spurred gun control advocates, lapierre has rallied his base of support. when president trump was talking about background checks for purchases, lapierre called him and the message changed. it s not the gun that pulls the trigger. it s the person that pulls the trigger. lapierre knows the state of the
rest of the eu, as johnson looks at october 31, we re out, with or without a deal? right. well, i think just the fact that the united states and great britain are moving forward with a large bilateral trade deal, president trump is doing what he can to support britain s xhi post-brexit. he once offered macron a trade deal to france if they would leave the eu, a trade deal macron denied. this is sdw the united states seeks under the trump administration, they re trying to make common cause with brexiteers. this comes right after president trump and prime minister abe signal the u.s. and japan are close to a trade deal.
trade deal with the united states. who has more leverage in that relationship? the u.s. has the leverage, first of all, because the trade deal is mythical. you cannot get a trade deal even under the best circumstances, within two to four years. the idea there s going to be a u.s./british trade deal, not going to happen. but johnson has to maintain the illusion. the problem for johnson, that makes it look like he s in the americans pocket, and begging for a deal. for example, only a couple weeks ago, john bolton came to london and said, you want the deal, you need to support us against iran and china. you need to back off issues like climate change. johnson tried to put distance between him and trump. saying maybe the trade wars