Getty Trump has a round robin calling session with world leaders

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WORLD LEADER ROUND ROBIN -- THE PRESIDENT said at 7 a.m.: “Will be speaking with Germany and France this morning.” … and at 7:38 a.m.: “Will be speaking with Italy this morning!”

AND the president made a number of phone calls to world leaders Sunday, for which the White House provided readouts in the 11 o’clock hour last night.


-- He spoke to Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

-- WHITE HOUSE READOUT: “On the calls, President Trump addressed his concerns about the ongoing dispute between Qatar and some of its Gulf and Arab neighbors. He reiterated the importance of stopping terrorist financing and discrediting extremist ideology. The President also underscored that unity in the region is critical to accomplishing the Riyadh Summit’s goals of defeating terrorism and promoting regional stability. President Trump, nevertheless, believes that the overriding objective of his initiative is the cessation of funding for terrorism.”

-- THE PRESIDENT on Twitter this morning: “Spoke yesterday with the King of Saudi Arabia about peace in the Middle-East. Interesting things are happening!”

-- “China’s Xi warns Trump of ‘negative factors’ hurting U.S. ties,” by AP’s Christopher Bodeen in Beijing: http://bit.ly/2tDLFjm

TRUMP also called Chinese President Xi Jinping. Per the White House: Trump “raised the growing threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. President Trump reiterated his determination to seek more balanced trade relations with America’s trading partners. The two leaders also discussed a range of other regional and bilateral issues of mutual interest, and affirmed that they look forward to meeting at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany.”

AND ONE MORE PHONE CALL to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The White House said, “They exchanged views on the growing threat from North Korea, including their unity with respect to increasing pressure on the regime to change its dangerous path. They reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea.”

