Trump: Our relationship with Germany is 'very bad for U.S.'

Source: Politico | May 30, 2017 | Louis Nelson

Fresh off his first international trip as president, one in which he spent time at two meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday that the U.S. relationship with Germany is “very bad for U.S.” and “will change.”

Both Trump and Merkel took part in meetings of NATO and G7 leaders held last week in Brussels and Sicily, respectively. While in Brussels, Trump reportedly told European Union leaders that “the Germans are bad, very bad,” a comment that forced Gary Cohn, the director of the national economic council to explain that the president was unhappy only with the U.S-Germany trade relationship, not the longtime American ally itself.

Tuesday morning, Trump once again went after Germany in a post to Twitter that appeared online before 7 a.m.

“We have a MASSIVE trade deficit with Germany, plus they pay FAR LESS than they should on NATO & military. Very bad for U.S. This will change,” he wrote, echoing a point he made in an address at NATO’s headquarters where he called on members of the trans-Atlantic treaty to spend more on defense.

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  • Consistent May 30, 2017 at 10:59 am #16224

    Consistent May 30, 2017 at 11:00 am #16225

    Consistent May 30, 2017 at 11:11 am #16227

    EVERYDAY May 30, 2017 at 11:36 am #16231

    Donnie, there was nothing wrong with our relationship with Germany until YOU came along.

    At a time when this country should be shoring up its relationships with its allies, Trump is destroying those relationships and he is selling arms to our enemies (Saudi Arabia). Obama all over again. And unless he is thrown out of office, it will be this way for the next four years.

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