While Trump and Macron complimented and embraced each other, the German chancellor kept her public statements brief and handshakes formal. Trump is widely expected to withdraw the U.S. from the international Iran agreement next month, despite pleas from Macron earlier in the week and Merkel on Friday. Trump has said he, too, is open to new negotiations with Iran. You can bank on it,” Trump declared at a news conference with Merkel. And the German chancellor looked on unhappily when Trump upbraided NATO nations last summer for not spending enough on defence as he stood in NATO’S gleaming new Brussels headquarters.

Source: thestar April 27, 2018 20:52 UTC