Merkel says she found contentious G-7 summit with Pres. Trump "sobering" and "depressing"

[kpete]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel found the contentious Group of Seven summit with U.S. President Donald Trump a "sobering" and "depressing" experience but said European leaders won't be "taken advantage of" on trade.

She conceded in an interview on German public television Sunday that the meeting's outcome "wasn't a great thing."

"I have spoken of a sobering experience, which for me is a lot," she added.

Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and the other leaders clashed with Trump over steel and aluminum tariffs as well as his decision to abandon a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

The group managed a common statement in which they agreed to disagree on some issues, only to have Trump disavow the document in a tweet after leaving the meeting.

Merkel said that "taking it back by tweet was of course sobering and also a little depressing."

She said the European Union would "act" against the U.S. trade measures, which European leaders regard as going against the rules of the World Trade Organization.




https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/merkel-summit-trump-sobering-experience-55791797

Link to tweet

[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[nature-lover]

2. Would love to know the real topic of discussion in the photo. Anyone?

I have seen a lot of great captions, but this looks like serious stuff. Sobering and depressing sums it up.

[MineralMan]

5. Maybe Trump said, "We're America, bitch!"

Apparently, that's the White House's guiding principle:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210720872

[nature-lover]

8. This guiding principle makes sense. It's akin to, "Because I said so!"

Strong, intelligent women do tend to tick him off.

[catbyte]

6. They were reportedly trying to discuss tariffs with the orange toddler.

[still_one]

30. Demand that the Berlin Wall be put up again to help his good buddy putin

[Iliyah]

3. And for us in the USA - dangerously

embarrassing.

[bdamomma]

9. not only embarassing for us

our standing in the world has been diminished by this wanna be dictator, the only one who is benefiting from this is Putin. tRump is doing Putin's bidding I really think it's all about the money and possibly the pee pee tape.

[catbyte]

4. That petulant little boy is a menace to the planet, and I won't believe a goddamned word

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either one of those dick-taters say after this so-called "Historic Summit." They'll both spin it exactly to play to their cults. What a goddamned depressing week this is. And it's only Monday.

[gratuitous]

7. And world leaders, particularly our allies, get another demonstration

America cannot be trusted right now to keep its word. If you're depending on the United States to keep up its end of an agreement or a treaty or an informal obligation, you'd best change that. The United States is now the whimsical toy of an ignorant man-child with the attention span of a gnat and the ethics of Satan. Don't rely on us.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. She's finding out what many of us who have known about Trump for yeare are aware of

He's a blithering idiot.

Sad that his supporters confuse stubbornness for strength.

[workinclasszero]

11. Here's some more pics of the historic event

[2naSalit]

12. K&R

[trueblue2007]

13. Why we hate Trump

[BigmanPigman]

14. He will not leave his job quietly but kicking and screaming.

I can see him doing something dangerous, possibly permanent, to the country if he is forced out of office. Just look at him and his actions with these allies, he will destroy us in a heartbeat without any thought. He doesn't love this country, only himself. He is scaring me....his "crazy level" is rising quickly.

[RKP5637]

24. Yep, same concerns here. This situation is far more dangerous IMO than many Americans

realize or care to realize. I'm concerned that in the ensuing chaos as he melts down some of TPTB and/or others hope to make significant inroads in a power struggle to control the US.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. If the world is smart

If our allies are smart, they're going to start forming alliances against America so they can protect themselves from the economic and eventually military aggression we're going to start showing.

We have a fascist regime running things and they are consolidating power, after they've done away with the legal system they'll seize our elections. But fascist regimes historically have never limited their power grabs to their own borders. Military aggression will most certainly be the result if Trump and his cabal stay in power long enough, and they will target our allies too.

[lunamagica]

16. Oh, how I dreamed of Merkel and Hillary meeting and discussing world matters

Things would be so different with Hillary there

[RKP5637]

26. It is really depressing when I think of what could have been. This, is sickening. What is really

stunning/disgusting are republicans sitting on their asses in congress watching this happen.

[Hav]

27. I think so too

It was said that Merkel preferred Clinton in 2008 (Obama was fresh and the unknown quantity back then). I guess that led to a rocky start with Obama but that relationship got better over the years. After the 2016 election, it's no secret that Merkel realized what was lost when Trump took over. You often only realize how much you value something after you've lost it.

[KelleyKramer]

17. This is exactly why Putin purchased a US President

Putin is getting 1000% return on his money

[packman]

18. Plumb the word "sobering"

In other words, she came to realize that there was nothing positive she could take away from meeting El Cheeto. No hope for the future dealing with him or his cabal and they would have to stand alone.

[lagomorph777]

21. Sobering indeed, but it makes me want to start drinking.

Scary to see Putin's puppet acting so brazenly. It doesn't help his legal case very much when he keeps colluding on TV.

[SummerSnow]

19. He keeps talking about this picture. He says it was a nice conversation.lol

[The Mouth]

20. It is amazingly difficult to find out the specifics

of how much the actual tariffs are now. Are we getting screwed or not?

[flying_wahini]

22. Does anyone else think the ABC News picture looks photoshopped? What's up?

I keep noticing the size of Trump compared to the others and the sleeve of his suit. ?

[SWBTATTReg]

23. And what gets me about this whole thing in erecting tariffs and the like is his ...

unilateral claim of national security interests vs. our best allies. How insulting.

What other things will he do in the name of national security? Postpone or cancel elections?

[spanone]

25. it's FUCKING DEPRESSING. DOWNER DON.

[rickyhall]

28. trump forgets

Europeans were trading thousands of years before America was discovered. There's nothing new in the world of trade.

[Cha]

29. We were already sobered... Sorry the Real Leaders

in the World had to mix with the Fraud Rigged in the oval office by the Russians.