Germany hits back at Trump over NATO after icy meeting
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By Agence France-Presse -
Germany has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claims that Berlin owed “vast sums of money” to Nato, following a less than cordial meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.
The comments from German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen came as Trump’s spokesman denied that the US leader had refused to shake hands with Merkel, arguably the most powerful woman in world.
The stark differences between Trump and Merkel on everything from trade to immigration were in full view during their frosty first White House meeting on Friday.
Although the visit began cordially enough, with the pair shaking hands at the White House entrance, Merkel’s suggestion of another handshake in the Oval Office went unheard or ignored by Trump ...