
The end of Trump’s latest tense foray into international diplomacy comes as America prepares to say a final farewell to former president George HW Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94.
Bush’s death may offer Trump a temporary political respite — lawmakers are reportedly discussing a stopgap budget bill that would push back a potential government shutdown until after Bush’s funeral services.
On Air Force One, Trump told reporters he would “absolutely consider it and probably” accept such a measure.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping brokered a trade deal of sorts over steaks and Argentine wine in Buenos Aires, agreeing to suspend any new tariffs while new negotiations are pursued.
But a summit-ending statement from the G20 reiterated that the United States has rejected a global agreement on climate change, and omitted pledges to combat protectionism that were a mainstay of the world’s leading economies in the pre-Trump era.