Thread by @PhCrowther

I just interviewed EU Commission President @juncker
here in #Osaka for @100komma7. We discussed his views on the #G20 summit and the search for his successor. Quotes in this thread.

@juncker @100komma7 Juncker on climate change negotiations at the #G20 summit with the Trump administration: “The Americans are convinced that climate change is an invention by a few crazy Greens. Two words collided.”

@juncker @100komma7 More from Juncker: “We made it clear to them that we would not agree to a statement if climate change was not dealt with properly. We preferred a conflict with the US to giving up. They understood that in the end. The Americans wanted to take the whole climate change part out.”

@juncker @100komma7 Juncker on Trump: “He often says he likes to deal with me which surprises me. “

@juncker @100komma7 Juncker on the EU-Mercosur free trade deal: “That showed the Americans that we can make trade deals without them.”

@juncker @100komma7 Trump on discussions with European leaders here in #Osaka about his potential successor: “We sat down together a few times to see where we stand, and we found out we stand nowhere."

@juncker @100komma7 More from Juncker on the search for his successor: “It doesn’t seem all that easy to replace me. But I do hope the Europeans manage to find my replacement on Sunday because I’m starting to get fed up."

And finally: that Twitter handle should have been @JunckerEU.