Another G7 summit has come and gone, and what do we have to show for it? A flurry of press releases, a couple of recycled condemnations, and a bunch of world leaders patting themselves on the back for “solidarity” while accomplishing little more than staging a photo op with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. That’s right—Canada played host to the latest global stage show, complete with all the drama of a bad soap opera and none of the substance you’d expect from the supposed stewards of the “free world.”
Let’s not kid ourselves. The G7 is increasingly looking like the neighborhood HOA committee that argues for hours about mailbox colors while the house is on fire. Case in point? The summit didn’t produce a single major breakthrough on the most pressing global crises: the Russia-Ukraine war and the escalating firestorm in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. You’d think with all those high IQs in one room, someone could’ve cooked up a plan that amounted to more than “we’re monitoring the situation.”
But hey, give credit where it’s due—the G7 did manage to issue a strongly worded letter. Yes, a statement. Powerful stuff. They acknowledged Israel’s right to defend itself (how generous), labeled Iran as the chaos factory it is (finally catching up to reality), and issued the obligatory “Iran must never get a nuclear weapon” line, as if that kind of talk has ever stopped the mullahs before. The cherry on top? A vague promise to “coordinate” on energy markets. Translation: if gas prices spike, blame “global instability” and act surprised.
Meanwhile, President Trump—because yes, he’s still acting like a commander-in-chief even when half the press won’t admit it—decided he had better things to do than sit through a diplomatic group therapy session. He inked a major trade deal with the UK’s Keir Starmer, then made a graceful early exit to deal with real problems, like the ticking time bomb that is the Middle East. Classic Trump: get in, make the deal, skip the fluff.
Zelenskyy, for his part, continues to play the world’s most persistent telethon host, rattling his tin cup for another $40 billion a year in “budgetary support” from the G7. That’s billion, with a B. The man is essentially saying, “Give me your lunch money, or Putin keeps pounding us.” Now, let’s not pretend Russia is the good guy here—Putin’s a thug and a tyrant—but the idea that Trump alone is expected to “force” Putin to end the war is rich, considering these same leaders spent the last four years undermining every effort Trump made to broker peace through strength.
Zelenskyy’s social media threads read like a mixture of desperate appeals and backhanded guilt-trips. “Trump must use his influence,” he says—sure, the same Trump they all mocked for being too “pro-Russia,” even as he armed Ukraine and sanctioned Moscow harder than any president before him. The irony is thicker than Biden’s economic talking points.
The G7 Summit just wrapped in Kananaskis, and guess what? ZERO movement on peace. 🌍 Leaders bickered, Trump bailed early for the Israel-Iran mess, and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy left empty-handed.
— Blacksmith (@RealTimePicks) June 17, 2025
And let’s not ignore the real kicker here: the rest of the world is clearly waiting on Trump. Not Biden. Not Macron. Not Trudeau with his eco-lectures and drama teacher energy. It’s Trump who commands attention on the world stage. According to the White House (still staffed with folks who seem to remember how to write a press release), countries “look to President Trump for leadership.” You don’t say.
So yes, while the G7 is busy spinning its wheels and composing more statements, President Trump is moving. Talking with world leaders. Securing deals. And, perhaps most importantly, reminding the world what decisive leadership looks like. Because at this point, someone has to—before the next G7 becomes just another taxpayer-funded group vacation.
