Merkel to visit Trump at White House next week
German chancellor’s last Washington trip was marked by an awkward exchange.
By MAXIME SCHLEE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 27, spokespeople for both leaders confirmed Wednesday.
It will be Merkel’s second visit to the White House since Trump took office. The German-American relationship is “a bedrock of the transatlantic relationship and the NATO Alliance,” the White House said, adding that the leaders would “address a broad range of geopolitical and economic challenges.”
Merkel’s last visit, however, was marked by an awkward exchange where Trump seemed to ignore her request for a handshake during a photo opportunity in front of reporters. During the exchange, a video of which went viral online, Merkel asked “Do you want to have a handshake?”
Trump, who seemed to be grimacing, did not respond and continued looking forward.
He later tweeted that “Despite what you have heard from the FAKE NEWS, I had a GREAT meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.”
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