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'I'm the boss', Trump jokes at G7 Summit in France

US President Donald Trump drew laughter from world leaders after joking “I’m the boss” upon arriving at a G7 meeting in France. The summit was dominated by discussions surrounding a proposed U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement and its implications for global security.

Reuters

June 17, 2026

 'I'm the boss', Trump jokes at G7 Summit in France

U.S. President Donald Trump and OpenAl CEO Sam Altman speak as they attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Christian Hartmann/Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump paused on arrival at a meeting of G7 leaders and their partners to tell them, “I’m the boss,” on Wednesday (June 17) on the closing day of a summit in France.


Trump's joke was met with laughter from attending leaders. He then proceeded to sit beside French President Emmanuel Macron.


The leaders met in Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva, while details of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement trickled out of Washington and Tehran ahead of its formal unveiling, expected on Friday (June 19) across the nearby Swiss border.


The summit gave Trump a chance to present his deal with Iran to major allies Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.


They mostly share Washington's concerns about Iran's nuclear programmed and other issues, but never endorsed his decision to go to war and worry that Tehran gained leverage by withstanding the superpower onslaught and asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.


Production: Noemie Olive, Lewis Macdonald/Reuters

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