Those were two of the tough questions Trump faced during a press conference Friday with Merkel that led US journalists who cover the White House to praise the tenacity of their German colleagues. Politico reporter Tara Palmeri admitted her German colleagues posed more substantial questions: "The German press shamed us." CNN White House reporter Jeremy Diamond applauded German reporters for sticking to a line of questioning on phone taps: "Good on our German colleagues for asking @POTUS about wiretapping claims after 2 reporters Trump called on did not." "Washington Post" political reporter Abby Phillip also had praise for German questions about Trump's wiretap claims: "Kudos to German reporters for asking Trump questions on his baseless wire tapping claims." The straightforward line of questioning visibly put off Trump, according to Goff: "Rarely has #Trump appeared so uncomfortable.

Source: Egypt Independent March 19, 2017 11:03 UTC