Trump’s press secretary announces early departure ‘because of what’s going on in the Middle East’

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Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit in Canada a day early, skipping meetings with leaders including Anthony Albanese as he returns to Washington to deal with war in the Middle East.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president would return to the White House after an official dinner with the G7 leaders on Monday night, local time.