Angela Merkel is not an easily impressionable person. But this January 26, 2017, the day before the opening of the Taormina G7, when she was told of remarks made in small committee by Donald Trump in front of European officials, the chancellor has trouble keeping her phlegm.
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" The Germans are bad, very bad, " said the new White House tenant, according to information from the Spiegel . “ Look at the millions of cars they sell in the United States. Horrible, We are going to stop that, "continues the American president, who will confirm his threat in an avenging tweet:" We have a huge trade deficit with Germany and they pay much less than they should for the army and NATO. . Very bad for us, it has to change, ”wrote Trump.
Angela Merkel will take four days to reply. After having toasted a beer bock in Bavaria under a tent erected by the CSU, she climbs to the rostrum and delivers what remains, to this day, her transatlantic speech
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