President Barack Obama’s press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday was a love fest, with Obama joking that Merkel would have his backing if he were a German voter.Asked whether he would like to see Merkel run for re-election in 2017, Obama all but explicitly endorsed her candidacy.“I try to make it a rule not to meddle in other people’s politics. All I can say is that Chancellor Merkel has been an outstanding partner,” Obama said at their joint appearance in Berlin.“Chancellor Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
