Angela Merkel Is Ignoring The Made-Up Document
President Donald Trump presented a made-up invoice for $375 billion to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in Washington this month.Â
Trump alleges that Germany has not been paying its fair share of NATO expenses, but numerous experts have pointed out that his claim is based on a misunderstanding of how the military alliance works.Â
According to the Sunday Times, which first reported the invoice, Merkel rightfully “ignored” it, with a German minister blasting Trump’s ploy as “outrageous.”Â
“The concept behind putting out such demands is to intimidate the other side, but the chancellor took it calmly and will not respond to such provocations,†the minister said.
Trump reportedly submitted the invoice to Merkel in private talks during their disastrous meeting in which the president also refused to shake her hand.Â
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