Trump plays golf while world powers discuss pandemic at G20 summit

VIRGINIA, US: President Donald Trump was golfing while some of the world’s most powerful leaders took part in a G20 session on the global response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Major leaders delivered video messages for the virtual session on “pandemic preparedness”, including politicians from this year’s host Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy and South Korea.Mr Trump attended the morning session, in his second-to-last appearance at the international meeting as US president, but was golfing in Sterling, Virginia, when the afternoon side-panel on the COVID-19 pandemic took place. Mr Trump did not deliver a message to the meeting and there was thought to be no American involvement. He spent around four hours at Trump National Golf Club, where he has spent multiple weekends since losing the election to Joe Biden. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany later said Mr Trump spoke at the summit to highlight the work the US has done rebuilding the economy and securing vaccines in response to the coronavirus.