If visits by foreign leaders to the White House so far are any guide, it will be … awkward, and perhaps embarrassing. For a closer look at what Merkel might be in for, we’ve broken down the previous trips by foreign leaders to the White House round by round. MayWhat happened: Trump patronized May a bit, telling her that Brexit “was going to be a wonderful thing for your country”. A White House spokeswoman later explained that Trump “did see the text and they spoke quite extensively before the remarks”. NetanyahuWhat happened: Trump jettisoned longstanding US support for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2017 11:15 UTC