What did Merkel really say about Trump? Not what the media has been reporting

[Revmitchell]

“Pure Opelka” might be the only place where German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s actual words could be heard today without media spin. She met with President Donald Trump last week at the NATO and G-7 summits.

Following the meeting she made a campaign speech at a beer garden, as she is running for reelection. The media is generally reporting that Merkel said Germans can’t trust America any longer because of Donald Trump.

Mike Opelka highlighted the words the chancellor said. The translation to English states, “The times when we could completely count on others, they are over to a certain extent. I’ve experienced this in the last few days. And that is why I can only say that we Europeans must really take our fate into our own hands.”

He interpreted this as Merkel accepting more responsibility for her nation’s role in NATO, much like a young person taking more responsibility for their own lives and finances.

Seemingly echoing this sentiment, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a press conference today, “That’s great. That’s what the President called for. He called for additional burden-sharing.”

What did Merkel really say about Trump? Not what the media has been reporting

 

[FollowTheWay]

“Pure Opelka” might be the only place where German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s actual words could be heard today without media spin. She met with President Donald Trump last week at the NATO and G-7 summits.

Following the meeting she made a campaign speech at a beer garden, as she is running for reelection. The media is generally reporting that Merkel said Germans can’t trust America any longer because of Donald Trump.

Mike Opelka highlighted the words the chancellor said. The translation to English states, “The times when we could completely count on others, they are over to a certain extent. I’ve experienced this in the last few days. And that is why I can only say that we Europeans must really take our fate into our own hands.”

He interpreted this as Merkel accepting more responsibility for her nation’s role in NATO, much like a young person taking more responsibility for their own lives and finances.

Seemingly echoing this sentiment, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a press conference today, “That’s great. That’s what the President called for. He called for additional burden-sharing.”

What did Merkel really say about Trump? Not what the media has been reporting

Let's look at what the German press is saying about Trump's visit to Germany.

But in this speech, she clearly distanced herself from U.S. President Donald Trump. And she urged Europe to prepare for a future in which it has to be much more self-reliant.

Since Trump's victory last November, many see the German chancellor as the leader of the free world and her appearance on Sunday was a sharp break with the careful Trump-related rhetoric she had thus far employed.

A Trans-Atlantic Turning Point: What Was Merkel Thinking? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

 

[church mouse guy]

I like Germany and Germans but they dislike Americans. I don't know what more that we can do for them except pray for them. The American Germans that I know are wonderful people. Germans in Germany are very liberal but weighed down by the albatross of history. But after all, Germany did give us the Reformation, for which I am so grateful and I think that time will help the German people.

Billy Graham reported this about the great German leader Konrad Adenauer:

'I was invited to have coffee one morning with Konrad Adenauer before he retired as the Chancellor of Germany. When I walked in, I expected to meet a tall, stiff, formal man who might even be embarrassed if I brought up the subject of religion. After the greeting, the Chancellor suddenly turned to me and said, “Mr. Graham, what is the most important thing in the world?” Before I could answer, he had answered his own question. He said, “The resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Jesus Christ is alive, then there is hope for the world. If Jesus Christ is in the grave, then I don’t see the slightest glimmer of hope on the horizon.” Then he amazed me by saying that he believed that the resurrection of Christ was one of the best-attested facts of history....'

But Merkel is a different kind of leader, a financial genius who seems to have unwarranted faith in human ability. I have to agree with Victor Davis Hanson, who wrote today: "Americans usually ignore these weary sermons. Instead, many of them believe that whenever Germany sticks to worrying only about Germany, the world is a far safer place -- both now and in the past."

The Old German Problem

"If Jesus Christ is alive, there is hope for the world." Jesus Christ is alive.