Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Tuesday, June 17, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today, why Trump left the G7 early, plus the trickle-down effect of his massive budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

And we're learning more about the suspect in the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers.

President Donald Trump abruptly left the Group of Seven Summit in Alberta, Canada yesterday.

Due to the current situation in the Middle East, according to the White House,

Trump also urged residents of Tehran to evacuate immediately

after telling Iran it should have signed a nuclear deal with the U.S. when talks were on the

table. For more on his decision to leave early and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran,

I spoke last night with USA Today White House correspondent Francesca Chambers. Hey, Francesca.

Hey, Taylor. Thanks for having me. Thanks for hopping on. So let's

start with the big news here. Trump leaving G7 early. Why did he do so? What changed?

Well, Taylor, the president left abruptly halfway through the summit. The White House said it was

because of the deepening conflict that was taking place in the Middle East, just as the president said on

social media that residents of Tehran should leave the city. So obviously, you know, these G7

meetings were already being held as Israel and Iran continued to exchange strikes in recent days.

How did really just this broad conflict change the dynamic in Canada this week?

So, Taylor, the president's tariffs had been expected to be front and center at the gathering.

It's an economic summit after all. And those conversations still took place at the G7 conference

before Donald Trump left. But Israel and Iran and the fighting between the two,

that overshadowed the rest of the summit.

President Trump had conversations about the issue

with nearly every world leader

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