She talks a lot about ignoring Trump’s fascination with authoritarianism and Putin, but it comes off as a bit… disingenuous, considering her own political relationship of courting with Putin and Russia. Putin didn’t have a soft spot for authoritarianism, he literally was authoritarian. It’s all really off-putting.
heavy-minium on
What a misleading title.
“As soon as the words left my mouth, I shook my head at myself. How could I forget that Trump knew precisely what he was doing … He wanted to give people something to talk about with his behaviour, while I had acted as though I were having a conversation with someone completely normal.”
ClearlyPopcornSucks on
Well Angela, good that you never were a politician because your poor judgement could lead to some unpleasant consequences for your country and others around it 🙂 🙂 🙂
vandrag on
Merkel needs to enjoy her retirement a bit more. Maybe play some bingo.
We’re dealing with the results of her statecraft right now.
I can’t imagine Germany will look back on her time too fondly.
lhrbos on
Merkel has nothing to say. She single handedly fucked Germany and Europe. Trump was right about everything she was doing wrong with Russia.
AdminEating_Dragon on
Merkel is the epitome of “let’s not change anything” and “if we trade enough, we will never have a war” mentality that plagues Germany the last decades…
badstuffaround on
I’m suspecting she isn’t a good judge of character…
madmendude on
German diplomats laughing at Trump saying that Germany will become totally dependent on Russian gas:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg)
SmokingStack on
I did the same with my boss. He’s very good at disarming people and getting them to like him. But you only ever get screwed if you let yourself be charmed.
therealtb404 on
One hand clapping
JustPassingBy696969 on
If there is someone who has no right to call out Trump, it’s her. She did more damage to EU and NATO than the orange one could ever dream of.
ownnosinkundbehappy on
Says a woman who changed Europe forever due to her Wir schaffen das policy. Why is she not in jail?
uzu_afk on
A long line of mistakes it seems…
Time-Comedian-3230 on
who was talking…
Then_Aioli_4815 on
If Trump was this character europeans think of him being then surely no european political figures would say anything that can be interpreted as bad about him publicly, at least not to the same frequency
ilorybss on
I think she mistook all of Europe and Russia too
suiluhthrown78 on
I wonder what he thought when ministers in her cabinet laughed off some of his warnings which turned out to be true, not just her or her party to blame here as it was always a coalition of course
I dont like either of these people
GovernmentBig2749 on
And thought Nord Stream 2 bypassing Ukraine was a great idea. F U Merka.
deeo-gratiaa on
In my country, our mainstream medias again and again promoted the narrative of Merkel being the top of the top politian, Germans being so brave and ahead in taking so many “skilled and work eager immigrants” while “we are racist, backpedalling and going to regret not enriching our country by people in needs”. Not to mention praising other internal and internatial politics of Germany.
Well, we have taken the largest share of Ukranian refugees per capita. The same journalists now hewvily criticize Merkel and Germany for making Europe heavily dependant on Russia, Minsk agreements etc.
I myself keep wondering whether she was really this naive and incompetent, or actually intentionally allowed Germany to fall off and actee as a Russian agent. She would not be the first German polititian to have been an undercover Russian agent…
leaflock7 on
it is astounding that she thinks she was doing great work.
BachelorThesises on
She should just shut up and stay quiet during her retirement, she was one of the biggest Putin pleasers in Europe and is responsible for a lot of shit that has been going on in Europe as well as Germany the last few years.
spadasinul on
She also mistook putin for her bff, nothing new here
bi_curiousgeorge12 on
She royally screwed Germany with her push for russian energy and open borders.
Gobiego on
We all make mistakes. Some thought that when Germany pledged a percentage of GDP to support NATO military standards they would follow through. Looking back on it now, it would have been a pretty good idea, huh?
JustExpertsAround on
Well, it looks like it wasn’t Trump who was doing business with Putin for decades…
Euphoric-Throat5970 on
Merkel is the no.1 reason Orban and his oligarchs could obtain this level of corruptcy.Anything can be ignored when the german carmakers want cheap labour and zero/minimal tax
zRywii on
Im sure Germans are today very happy thinking about her policy and effects.
svjaty on
We mistook Merkel not to be Russian asset, not to flood Europe with migrants(not refugees) and not drive German and European economy to the ground.
Stupid socialist bitch.
BrokenHeadPVP on
Merkel did more damage to Europe than Trump could to America in a million years
Neilix190 on
I’m sure Trump thought the same with you
lohdunlaulamalla on
>Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his “emotional” nature and soft spot for authoritarians and tyrants.
Shouldn’t she have had a team that briefed her extensively before she met him? Anyone following the 2016 US election could’ve told her that the new president was not like his predecessors in many regards – and one would assume that she’d have access to more personal accounts of his character through other channels.
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And putin?
She talks a lot about ignoring Trump’s fascination with authoritarianism and Putin, but it comes off as a bit… disingenuous, considering her own political relationship of courting with Putin and Russia. Putin didn’t have a soft spot for authoritarianism, he literally was authoritarian. It’s all really off-putting.
What a misleading title.
“As soon as the words left my mouth, I shook my head at myself. How could I forget that Trump knew precisely what he was doing … He wanted to give people something to talk about with his behaviour, while I had acted as though I were having a conversation with someone completely normal.”
Well Angela, good that you never were a politician because your poor judgement could lead to some unpleasant consequences for your country and others around it 🙂 🙂 🙂
Merkel needs to enjoy her retirement a bit more. Maybe play some bingo.
We’re dealing with the results of her statecraft right now.
I can’t imagine Germany will look back on her time too fondly.
Merkel has nothing to say. She single handedly fucked Germany and Europe. Trump was right about everything she was doing wrong with Russia.
Merkel is the epitome of “let’s not change anything” and “if we trade enough, we will never have a war” mentality that plagues Germany the last decades…
I’m suspecting she isn’t a good judge of character…
German diplomats laughing at Trump saying that Germany will become totally dependent on Russian gas:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg)
I did the same with my boss. He’s very good at disarming people and getting them to like him. But you only ever get screwed if you let yourself be charmed.
One hand clapping
If there is someone who has no right to call out Trump, it’s her. She did more damage to EU and NATO than the orange one could ever dream of.
Says a woman who changed Europe forever due to her Wir schaffen das policy. Why is she not in jail?
A long line of mistakes it seems…
who was talking…
If Trump was this character europeans think of him being then surely no european political figures would say anything that can be interpreted as bad about him publicly, at least not to the same frequency
I think she mistook all of Europe and Russia too
I wonder what he thought when ministers in her cabinet laughed off some of his warnings which turned out to be true, not just her or her party to blame here as it was always a coalition of course
I dont like either of these people
And thought Nord Stream 2 bypassing Ukraine was a great idea. F U Merka.
In my country, our mainstream medias again and again promoted the narrative of Merkel being the top of the top politian, Germans being so brave and ahead in taking so many “skilled and work eager immigrants” while “we are racist, backpedalling and going to regret not enriching our country by people in needs”. Not to mention praising other internal and internatial politics of Germany.
Well, we have taken the largest share of Ukranian refugees per capita. The same journalists now hewvily criticize Merkel and Germany for making Europe heavily dependant on Russia, Minsk agreements etc.
I myself keep wondering whether she was really this naive and incompetent, or actually intentionally allowed Germany to fall off and actee as a Russian agent. She would not be the first German polititian to have been an undercover Russian agent…
it is astounding that she thinks she was doing great work.
She should just shut up and stay quiet during her retirement, she was one of the biggest Putin pleasers in Europe and is responsible for a lot of shit that has been going on in Europe as well as Germany the last few years.
She also mistook putin for her bff, nothing new here
She royally screwed Germany with her push for russian energy and open borders.
We all make mistakes. Some thought that when Germany pledged a percentage of GDP to support NATO military standards they would follow through. Looking back on it now, it would have been a pretty good idea, huh?
Well, it looks like it wasn’t Trump who was doing business with Putin for decades…
Merkel is the no.1 reason Orban and his oligarchs could obtain this level of corruptcy.Anything can be ignored when the german carmakers want cheap labour and zero/minimal tax
Im sure Germans are today very happy thinking about her policy and effects.
We mistook Merkel not to be Russian asset, not to flood Europe with migrants(not refugees) and not drive German and European economy to the ground.
Stupid socialist bitch.
Merkel did more damage to Europe than Trump could to America in a million years
I’m sure Trump thought the same with you
>Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his “emotional” nature and soft spot for authoritarians and tyrants.
Shouldn’t she have had a team that briefed her extensively before she met him? Anyone following the 2016 US election could’ve told her that the new president was not like his predecessors in many regards – and one would assume that she’d have access to more personal accounts of his character through other channels.