Trump Targeted by G-20 as Leaders Push Back on Combative Tweets

Global economic leaders are pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest rants on global trade and currencies, speaking out against higher tariffs while backing central bank independence.

Officials from Germany to Japan and South Africa at the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers in Buenos Aires rejected Trump’s unilateral stance, while working to build consensus on a final communique that would avoid upsetting Washington. G-20 members traditionally cap their meetings with a communique that summarizes key policy recommendations.