The media was subsequently ushered out of the room while Mr Trump made a peculiar gesture with his right hand, waving his fingers.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he exercised his role as G7 chair in cutting reporter questions to President Donald Trump short before the summit began.

Before heading into a meeting with Carney, Trump said expelling Russian President Vladimir Putin from the group, then called G8, was a mistake He also said he feels a US-Canada trade deal is achievable but he won't give up his belief in tariffs Trump's one-on-one with Carney comes amid tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and security Edited by Brandon Livesay with chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue and Jessica Murphy at the G7 in Alberta It's the inaugural gathering for several key leaders,