Germany's Angela Merkel Follows Japanese PM's Route To White House Visit Preparations ; Both Studied Trump's Playboy Magazine Interview
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel who took her recent visit to the Unites States very seriously prepared earnestly before meeting president Trump. It is now believed that Merkel who read through countless transcripts of interviews conducted by President Trump in the 1990s, also studied the real-estate mogul's Playboy magazine interview.
Global policy experts said Angela Merkel's visit to the US was crucial as the German leader heads into re-election campaigns in the near future, CNBC reported. Experts believe that the Chancellor's deep study of President Trump's interviews serves as a concerted effort to avoid the pitfalls of other foreign leaders who have failed to please the new US President.
Angela Merkel is believed to have discussed continued funding for NATO and the situation in terms of relations with Russia. According to reports the long-distance relationship between the two leaders has not been an easy one. Each has called the other out publicly, while President Trump has criticized his counterpart for the manner in which Germany handled the crisis of Syrian refugees.
Political analysts feel Angel Merkel's success at the recent meet-up would have been due to her ability to get along as the success of the meetings would be viewed as a political thumbs up for the German Chancellor. However the face-to-face meeting between the two leaders is reported to have ended awkwardly as President Trump refused to shake hands with the Chancellor, the Independent reported.
Angela Merkel's team remarked according to the publication that she watched interviews the President had given on TV to prepare for her visit. The Playboy magazine interview it is reported published controversial plans of the popular businessman who many people feel is now trying to implement in the White House.
Furthermore, Angela Merkel is not the only foreign leader to study the Playboy magazine into President trump's thinking, The Atlantic reported. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also studied the interview in preparation for his first White House visit. Furthermore, the publication claimed that unlike other interviews the US President provides very in-depth views of the country's trade partnerships.