President Trump often slammed Angela Merkel on the campaign trail, calling her refugee policy “insane.” When the German chancellor meets her new American counterpart for the first time this week, she will come face to face with the gaping differences over that and a host of trade and other policies clouding a vital trans-Atlantic relationship. “I believe that direct conversation is always much better than talking about each other,” Ms. Merkel told business representatives on Monday. Regarding Mr. Trump’s past criticism...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 13, 2017 16:18 UTC