This week, the U.S. president visits the U.K. — followed by a stop in Germany — likely for his last time in office, slowly bringing to a close a long, mixed relationship with Europe that began when Barack Obama was a history-making candidate for office. Here’s a look back over the years.
BERLIN, 2008: More than 200,000 people showed up for then-candidate Obama’s summertime speech in Berlin. The enthusiastic crowd cheered as he explained his belief in “allies who will listen to each other, who will learn from each other, who will, above all, trust each other.” PAUL J. RICHARDS/AGENCE …read more
Source: European Voice
