WASHINGTON, DC) — It was all smiles as President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday, their first personal encounter since he frequently criticized her during the 2016 presidential campaign. “You watch what happens to Angela Merkel, who I always thought of as a very good leader until she did this. Angela, what happened?”Then, Trump seemed to care little about the potentially awkward ramifications were he to win. He invoked Merkel as a foil at his rallies, accusing his campaign rival, Hillary Clinton, of wanting to be “America’s Angela Merkel.” He lashed out at Time magazine when it named Merkel “Person of the Year” in 2015 instead of him. But Merkel is used to an altogether different type of American leader, having shared a strong bond with President Barack Obama.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2017 17:55 UTC