Trump Handed Germany’s Merkel $375 Billion Invoice For NATO Defense
President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
A couple of weeks ago we wrote several notes about German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s painfully awkward visit to the White House. After meeting in private, the pair sat down in the oval office for a brief press conference where you could cut the tension with a knife. At one point someone from the media asked for a handshake but the request was promptly ignored.
