Trump, Friedrich Merz and Germany
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was overshadowed by the drama surrounding Trump and Elon Musk. Merz had arrived in Washington with a full agenda that ranged from strengthening relations between the U.
German Chancellor Merz came to the White House on June 5. Trump said D-Day was "not a pleasant day" for Germany. It was crucial for Nazi defeat.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz noted the June 6 D-Day anniversary while pressing Trump to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Some U.S. lawmakers do not understand the scale of Russia's rearmament campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, a day after he held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House.
Donald Trump has had a whirlwind of a week, but now he’s had a learning moment after making a bizarre comment to a German official. President Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz met on Thursday (5 June) at the Oval Office, and the pair discussed how the Russian war against Ukraine was ravaging the population, noting the death-toll.
For better or worse, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s much-anticipated visit to the White House became a backdrop to the Trump-Musk meltdown.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said Germany, Europe's largest economy, was ready to take over a greater leadership role on future trade agreements as the United States and the EU race to reach a trade deal before a July 9 deadline.
The gold-encased present, a reflection of the president’s signature Oval Office décor, paid tribute to Friedrich Trump, who was born in Kallstadt, Germany, in 1869 and later immigrated to