Trump ducks press after meeting with Brazil’s Lula takes sudden mystery turn

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump ducks press after meeting with Brazil’s Lula takes sudden mystery turnA planned Oval Office media availability was canceled without explanation after the two leaders met for several hours behind closed doors on ThursdayAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. & John BowdenThursday 07 May 2026 21:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972349","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-brazil-lula-white-house-b2972349.html","title":"Trump ducks press after meeting with Brazil’s Lula takes sudden mystery turn"}}Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to reporters following his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington (Reuters)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news ale...