The G7 summit wrapped up in Canada on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump igniting a firestorm by saying that the alliance must extend into G8 or even G9. He suggested the names of two countries that could be a part of the bloc and help in powering the group economically. One of the countries he suggested was previously a part of the bloc but was officially removed in 2014.

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Trump: G7 Must Become G8 or G9 to Grow Bigger in Financial Power

Trump said that removing Russia from G7 after Putin annexed Ukraine was a big mistake. “The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia in,” he said. He stressed that the ongoing wars wouldn’t have happened if Russia was still a part of the alliance of nations.

Apart from Russia, Trump said that he doesn’t mind China being a part of G7 taking it from G8 to G9 to get a financial boost. “It’s not a bad idea. I don’t mind that if somebody wants to see just China coming in,” he said.

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The GDP of G7 currently stands at $46 trillion and takes up to 40% of the global economy. If Russia and China join G7, eventually extending to G8 or G9, the group’s GDP would become $68.5 trillion. That’s an extra 22.5 trillion in value which Trump is basically eyeing to make it stronger.

It would also cover around 60% of the global economy making G7 the biggest financial alliance, according to Trump. However, there is little chance of other countries inducting Russia and China into the bloc. The two lack democracy and don’t align with the Western way of functioning. They also compete with G7 countries financially and are looking to outperform them in all the global sectors.