President Trump will cut short his trip to Canada for a meeting with world leaders and fly back to Washington late Monday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, citing “what’s going on in the Middle East.”
Mr. Trump arrived in Canada on Sunday for the annual G7 summit, and met with the leaders of Canada and the United Kingdom earlier Monday. But Leavitt said on X Monday night that the president would leave early, seeming to refer to the Israel-Iran conflict.
“Much was accomplished, but because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” Leavitt wrote.
Asked on Monday why he’s leaving the summit, Mr. Trump said, “I have to be back early for obvious reasons.”
Leavitt said in a statement the president is returning to the capital to “attend to many important matters.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also heading back to Washington, a State Department spokesperson told CBS News.
The U.S. is not joining Israel’s military offensive, U.S. officials told CBS News Monday evening. Despite reports that Mr. Trump asked the National Security Council and Situation Room to be readied upon his return to the White House, Cabinet members in the