"Angela was a superstar": the American president gives way to Merkel

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

His joint appearance with Putin brings much criticism to US President Trump in his homeland. In an interview with Fox, he now goes on the offensive – and he is not content to go against the policy of asylum of Chancellor Merkel, but also against Democrats.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered great political damage from her liberal refugee policy, according to US President Donald Trump. "Angela was a superstar until she allowed millions of people to come to Germany," Trump told Fox News in a television interview. "She was unbeatable in all elections." His migration policy then changed that. "Immigration hurt him a lot," said the US president.

Trump is under pressure in the United States for his performance with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Helsinki. The Republican has repeatedly attacked Germany in the past and has also criticized Merkel's migration policy. During his trip to Europe on Monday, he described immigration to Europe as "shame". The British tabloid newspaper "Sun" he said: "I do not think it's good for Europe and not for our country."

Trump also included in the interview, the Democratic Party of opposition in the United States strongly. "Democrats want open borders, which basically means we want open borders, we want crime." Interviewed by moderator Tucker Carlson, Trump said: "Maybe it's a political philosophy with which they grew up, maybe they learned that at school , maybe they're fools, I do not know. " [19659007] Although the opposition criticizes Trump's zero tolerance policy on the southern border of the United States, which led among other things to the separation of many refugee families. But it does not demand the opening of borders. The full interview of Fox News will air in the evening at 20:00 local time (4:00 CEST).

Source: n-tv.de