Trump reportedly tossed a Starburst toward Merkel during G7 summit

THE US President has been accused of hurling Starburst lollies at Germany’s Angela Merkel at the tense G7 summit.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump reportedly tossed Starburst lollies toward German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G7 summit in Canada.

The candy diplomacy took place during a tense exchange that was caught in a memorable image of Mr Trump with arms folded while surrounded by European allies, according to CBS News.

“Trump was sitting there with his arms crossed, clearly not liking the fact that they were ganging up on him,” Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer said on CBS This Morning.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly copped a hit of candy diplomacy from US President Donald Trump. Picture: Jesco Denzel/Getty

“He eventually agreed and said OK, he’ll sign it. And at that point, he stood up, put his hand in his pocket, his suit jacket pocket, and he took two Starburst candies out, threw them on the table and said to Merkel, ‘Here, Angela. Don’t say I never give you anything.’

“The relationship is about as dysfunctional as we’ve seen between America and its major allies since the trans-Atlantic relationship really started after World War II.”

The Starburst outburst allegedly took place just before Mr Trump boarded a plane to Singapore and proceeded to berate allies, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

WATCH: @IanBremmer describes exchange between Chancellor Merkel and Pres. Trump at #G7 summit: "He stood up, he put his hand in his pocket... and he took two Starbursts candies out, threw them on the table and said to Merkel, 'Here, Angela. Don't say I never give you anything.'" pic.twitter.com/LfTWerxsNK

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 20, 2018

Originally published as Trump reportedly tossed a Starburst toward Merkel during G7 summit