Trump says he supports allowing Russia back into G7 US President Donald Trump says he supports allowing Russia back into the G7, adding that Moscow was removed from the group after Russian President Vladimir Putin "totally outsmarted" then-President Barack Obama on several international issues. "I think it would be a good thing if Russia were there so we can speak directly — not have to speak, you know, by telephone and other things," Trump tells reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for Kentucky. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES