BERLIN — Au revoir, Macron. Now it’s the bad cop’s turn.
After days of pomp, kisses, lavish dinners and a picture-perfect tree planting, U.S. President Donald Trump is about to be confronted with Europe’s sterner side, courtesy of Angela Merkel.
When the president sits down opposite the German chancellor in the White House on Friday, the niceties will be kept to a minimum. Unlike French President Emmanuel Macron, Merkel will not be rubbing elbows (either literally or figuratively) with Trump. There will be no white hats. Berlin has stressed that the three-hour meeting will be a “working session.”
Their previous encounters would suggest …read more
Source: European Voice
