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Trump Repeats False Claims at G7 Summit in Canada

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President Donald Trump repeated several false claims during his visit to Canada for a Group of 7 summit, including incorrect statements about Canada's involvement in Russia's removal from the group and the amount of aid given to Ukraine by the US.

Trump claimed that former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was responsible for Russia's ouster from the Group of 8, which is not true. In fact, it was Trudeau's Conservative predecessor, Stephen Harper, who led the effort to kick Russia out in 2014. Additionally, Trump incorrectly stated that Russia was "thrown out" by Trudeau and Obama, when in reality, Russia's removal was a result of its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.

Trump also made false claims about the trade deal with the UK, describing it as a deal with the European Union, which is incorrect. Furthermore, he repeated his debunked assertion that former President Joe Biden had given "$350 billion" in aid to Ukraine, when in reality, the US had committed about $138 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from 2022 to 2025.

While discussing undocumented immigrants at the G7 summit, Trump claimed that "Biden allowed 21 million people to come into our country", which is also incorrect. The actual number of nationwide "encounters" with migrants during the Biden administration was under 11 million, and even including the estimated 2.2 million "gotaways" who evaded detection, the total is nowhere near 21 million.

Key Takeaways:

  • Trump incorrectly stated that former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was responsible for Russia's ouster from the Group of 8.
  • Trump claimed that Russia was "thrown out" by Trudeau and Obama, when in reality, Russia's removal was a result of its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
  • Trump incorrectly stated that his trade deal with the UK is a deal with the European Union, which is not true.
  • Trump repeated his debunked assertion that former President Joe Biden had given "$350 billion" in aid to Ukraine, when in reality, the US had committed about $138 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from 2022 to 2025.
  • Trump claimed that "Biden allowed 21 million people to come into our country", which is incorrect. The actual number of nationwide "encounters" with migrants during the Biden administration was under 11 million.
  • Including "gotaways" who evaded detection, the total number of migrants during the Biden administration was still nowhere near 21 million.

Statistics:

  • The US had committed about $138 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from 2022 to 2025 (Kiel Institute for the World Economy).
  • The US had appropriated about $185 billion for the response to the invasion of Ukraine, including about $90 billion actually disbursed (US government inspector general).
  • The number of nationwide "encounters" with migrants during the Biden administration was under 11 million through December 2024 (US Customs and Border Protection).
  • Estimated number of "gotaways" who evaded detection: 2.2 million (House Republicans).

Sources:

  • Kiel Institute for the World Economy: "The US has committed approximately $138 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from late January 2022, just prior to Russia's full-scale invasion, through April 2025."
  • US government inspector general: "The US had appropriated about $185 billion for the response to the invasion of Ukraine through March 2025, including about $90 billion actually disbursed."
  • CNN: "While talking about undocumented immigrants at the G7 on Monday, Trump repeated his frequent assertion that 'Biden allowed 21 million people to come into our country.'"
  • US Customs and Border Protection: "Through December 2024, the country had recorded under 11 million nationwide 'encounters' with migrants during the Biden administration."

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