German Chancellor Angela Merkel: US no longer a reliable partner

Source: Washington Examiner | May 28, 2017 | Caitlin Yilek

The partnership between Europe and the U.S. has been strained, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the day after President Trump returned from the G7 summit.

“The times when we could fully rely on others are to some extent over — I experienced that in the last few days,” Merkel told her supporters, according to Bloomberg. “We Europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands.”

“Of course we need to have friendly relations with the U.S. and with the U.K. and with other neighbors, including Russia,” she continued. “We have to fight for our own future ourselves.”

During a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday, Trump said the Germans are “very bad” on trade.

“Look at the millions of cars they sell in the U.S., and we’ll stop that,” Trump said.

Trump’s national economic adviser Gary Cohn clarified Trump “doesn’t have a problem with Germany.”

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  • Consistent May 28, 2017 at 11:55 am #16189

    Consistent May 28, 2017 at 11:56 am #16190

    Consistent May 28, 2017 at 11:57 am #16191

    EVERYDAY May 28, 2017 at 12:08 pm #16193

    “Look at the millions of cars they sell in the U.S., and we’ll stop that,” Trump said.

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    Yeah, do that, Dummy, and you’ll put a good number of people here out of work. Many of those cars are made in the US.

    And how about the dealers who will go bankrupt?

    Trump might be “educated” but he’s as dumb as a rock.

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