German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a TV interview that “the withdrawal, so to speak, via tweet is of course … sobering and a bit depressing.” But she maintained that EU is preparing counter-measures against US steel and aluminum tariffs and added “So we won’t let ourselves be ripped off again and again. Instead, we act then too.” Regarding the upcoming automobile tariffs, Merkel said “we’ll try and see if we can prevent this… and then hope that the EU will respond again in the same unity.”
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said “in a matter of seconds, you can destroy trust with 280 Twitter characters.” Mass added that “we have to keep a cool head now and draw the right conclusions” and “Europe united is the answer to America First.”
Trump also singled out Germany in his twitter attacks.
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