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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts)
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 02:11 PM Jul 2021

TFG called German Chancellor Angela Merkel 'that b----' during an Oval Office meeting, book says

Former President Donald Trump once called German Chancellor Angela Merkel a "b----," according to an excerpt of a new book, "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year," by Washington Post journalists Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker.

The book excerpt, published in CNN late Wednesday, quotes Trump during an Oval Office meeting about NATO and the US' relationship with Germany.

"That b---- Merkel," he reportedly told his advisors.

The former president went on to use a derogatory term for German soldiers in World War I and World War II, according to the book.

"I know the f---ing krauts," Trump reportedly said.

"I was raised by the biggest kraut of them all," he added, while pointing to a framed photograph of his father on the table, Fred Trump, the book says.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-called-german-chancellor-angela-153040685.html

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TFG called German Chancellor Angela Merkel 'that b----' during an Oval Office meeting, book says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
Aw. Someone's got mommy and daddy issues. C_U_L8R Jul 2021 #1
Don't forget the daughter issues. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #10
Ew. C_U_L8R Jul 2021 #15
I can't keep up with all of the tell-alls coming out. Boomerproud Jul 2021 #2
That's ungentlemanly. I'm shocked. Aristus Jul 2021 #3
Because of course he did. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #4
I wonder what Merkel called TFG behind his back. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #5
There are all sorts of possibilities with those long German compound nouns. hunter Jul 2021 #7
And most of those sound incredibly angry. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #8
That was my second serious young adult experience with the German language. hunter Jul 2021 #12
A guy tried to pick me up in Frankfurt in the days of my youth greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #13
I was a terrible candidate for the role of a German hausfrau or tech. hunter Jul 2021 #16
I'm not bad at languages greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #17
What a sorry sack of 💩 this man is. secondwind Jul 2021 #6
There's a wonderful photograph of Chancellor Merkel holding her head while TFG appears to be SheilaAnn Jul 2021 #9
& his Boss Puteen used his giant dogs to scare her. What a couple of jerk pricks. UTUSN Jul 2021 #11
Another reason magats love him: He's terrified of strong women. lindysalsagal Jul 2021 #14

hunter

(38,317 posts)
12. That was my second serious young adult experience with the German language.
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 04:49 PM
Jul 2021

The first were often romantic.

Mostly same young woman.

That relationship ended when I jumped out of her moving car and left some of my skin and blood on the streets of Berkeley.

She was fluent in a few other languages as well.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
13. A guy tried to pick me up in Frankfurt in the days of my youth
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 05:04 PM
Jul 2021

He was an American GI. I knew enough German to react badly to him enough to get rid of him. I'd just landed after 18 hours on a much-delayed plane and had no interest in anything other than food or sleep at that moment.

Brushing him off was pretty easy. I don't think he was very bright because he never figured out that I was an American.

No one else ever even came close. Maybe they had the idea that I was/am a terrible candidate for the role of a German hausfrau.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
17. I'm not bad at languages
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:48 PM
Jul 2021

But it's a use them or lose them proposition. My French comprehension still isn't terrible, especially if I'm reading it. Speaking it is far more difficult.

SheilaAnn

(9,708 posts)
9. There's a wonderful photograph of Chancellor Merkel holding her head while TFG appears to be
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 04:00 PM
Jul 2021

either lecturing her or telling a story to her. It's hysterical, I love her and will miss her when she's gone.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
14. Another reason magats love him: He's terrified of strong women.
Thu Jul 15, 2021, 05:09 PM
Jul 2021

Pretty much fear is what ties all of it together.

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