| No Images? Click here  Monday, June 11 TRADING BARBS President Donald Trump blasted the European Union and Canada Monday, tweeting that “we cannot let our friends, or enemies, take advantage of us on trade anymore.” The tirade came in the wake of a contentious G-7 meeting, which ended with the release a communique on trade that Trump refused to support. Trump’s new antagonist is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who White House advisers lashed Sunday, taking their lead from Trump who a day earlier called him “very dishonest and weak.” [Reuters] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] SINGAPORE FLING Trump has said his historic date with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could “work out very nicely,” as officials from both countries meet Monday to narrow differences on how to end a nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the “ultimate objective” of the summit remains North Korea's denuclearization. [Reuters] ‘MISTAKE’ TO READMIT RUSSIA Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says Trump’s request to readmit Russia to the G-7 would be a “mistake,” adding: “The Soviet Union may have fallen, but the evil it represents is alive and well in Putin’s Russia.” Earlier, Putin said he would be willing to rejoin the group, but Canada’s Trudeau said the G-7 is not “even remotely” considering it. Russia was suspended from the group in 2014 after in annexed Crimea. [HuffPost] DE NIRO: ‘F*** TRUMP’ Robert De Niro used his speech at Sunday’s Tony Awards to send an unambiguous message to Donald Trump. “I just want to say one thing,” De Niro said from the stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. “F*** Trump. It’s no longer down with Trump. It’s f*** Trump.” On a more serene note, students from Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sang a rendition of “Seasons of Love” from “Rent,” while actor Andrew Garfield jumped in on the gay cake debate. Here are the best looks from the show. And here are all the winners. [HuffPost] TAXPAYER-FUNDED BIGOTRY Adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against LGBTQ people are receIving millions in funding from taxpayers, we reveal. [HuffPost] ‘SALVINI IS VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW’ Mayors in southern Italy have said they will defy an order from the new far right and populist coalition government in Rome to stop a migrant rescue boat carrying 629 people from docking. [The Guardian] ‘THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS’ The gusting winds that have driven the Colorado wildfires — forcing the evacuation of 2,000 homes — are not expected to die down until Tuesday, according to meteorologists. [Reuters]
    ‘MISERABLE’ WHITE HOUSE Trump chief of staff John Kelly has reportedly called the White House a “miserable place to work” amid reports that several White House aides are considering leaving the administration. [HuffPost]‘AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT BY PUTIN’ Trump intel chief Dan Coats has warned that the Kremlin will interfere in upcoming elections. He made the assessment while Trump was lobbying the G-7 summit to readmit Russia to the group. [HuffPost]‘THEY HAD TO USE PHYSICAL FORCE TO TAKE THE CHILD OUT OF HIS HANDS’ A migrant, who was reportedly separated from his wife and child at the U.S. border, has been found dead in a Texas jail in a suspected suicide. [HuffPost]‘WE’VE GOT SCOTCH TAPE’ White House staffers have to carefully tape documents back together because Trump won’t stop ripping up notes and memos that under the law should be preserved. [HuffPost]RUDY TUBE? Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti has put out a call asking for information on Rudy Giuliani’s porn habits, saying he will publish the material and protect the source. [HuffPost]‘IT’S AMAZING’ Congratulations to Rafael Nadal, who won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. 
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