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I made the mistake of saying, Donald, let's shake hands, and he didn't: Merkel on 'attention-seeker' Trump
"I made the mistake of saying, 'Donald, we should shake hands,' and he didn't. He wanted to draw attention to himself. That’s what he wants: to distract and have everyone look at him,” said Merkel
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers US President Donald Trump a person who loves to be very much at the center of his attention. Speaking at night at an event organized by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini in Athens, to promote translation into Greek of his memories, Merkel reminded him how Trump refused to shake his hand at a meeting at the Oval Bureau in March 2017, but that he did it outside the shelter, when the receiving rooms were …
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel explained that Donald Trump, during her first term as president, refused to shake her hand in front of the cameras during one of the official meetings in March 2017. However, he did not do so publicly later. So she considers the Republican to be a man who seeks to attract attention and writes about it Politico. "I made a mistake in saying, "Donald, let's shake hands," and he didn't," Merkel says. "He wanted…
Merkel remembered how Trump refused to shake his hand at a meeting at the Oval Bureau. Merkel added that Europeans "should stay united and not let yourself be intimidated when Trump imposes more block prices". "I don't say we should break relations with the US, but we should negotiate. Even the US can't survive alone," she said. Angela Merkel described US President Donald Trump as an observer.
The former German Chancellor still resents the fact that the US president did not shake her hand in 2017.
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