JohnnyApplesack
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Merkel is definitely on the hot seat, walking a tightrope. Wonder who's idea this visit was, if it was her call it was a dangerous one. After Trump repeatedly bashed her on the campaign trail for taking refugees, she now has to sit there with the maniac and make nice, ouch
Merkel studied Trump's past comments in Playboy magazine ahead of her visit, policy expert says
Forbrig, of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., said the two leaders' long-distance relationship hasn't been easy. They have had a tense history and clashed publicly. Trump for instance has criticized Merkel for her handling of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Forbrig said some of the differences between Merkel and Trump will need to be smoothed over as the chancellor heads into a re-election campaign.
"President Trump is probably the least popular U.S. president in a very long time. If this meeting somehow doesn't succeed ... this would certainly be a liability politically for Angela Merkel here in Germany."
"I think she will have to get along with him," he said. "There's a whole set of issues of cooperation and a normal working relationship across the Atlantic. It is simply indispensable."
Merkel studied Trump's past comments in Playboy magazine ahead of her visit, policy expert says
oopsy, sloppy subject line
Merkel studied Trump's past comments in Playboy magazine ahead of her visit, policy expert says
Forbrig, of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., said the two leaders' long-distance relationship hasn't been easy. They have had a tense history and clashed publicly. Trump for instance has criticized Merkel for her handling of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Forbrig said some of the differences between Merkel and Trump will need to be smoothed over as the chancellor heads into a re-election campaign.
"President Trump is probably the least popular U.S. president in a very long time. If this meeting somehow doesn't succeed ... this would certainly be a liability politically for Angela Merkel here in Germany."
"I think she will have to get along with him," he said. "There's a whole set of issues of cooperation and a normal working relationship across the Atlantic. It is simply indispensable."
Merkel studied Trump's past comments in Playboy magazine ahead of her visit, policy expert says
oopsy, sloppy subject line