Merkel warns Trump

Posted by | January 14, 2017 10:30 | Filed under: Economy Politics

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The warning is about protectionism.

German Chancello Angela Merkel warned Saturday against protectionist tendencies of US President-elect Donald Trump, citing lessons learned in the 2008 global financial crash and stressing the need to “move forward together”.

“My profound conviction is that there are more advantages… to moving forward together than when everyone resolves their problems for themselves. I am truly convinced of this,” she told a press conference at a meeting of her CDU party.

Asked if she believed “protectionist tendencies” by Trump could pose a threat, Merkel recalled the example of the 2008 global financial crisis, which “came from the United States”.

“As heads of state and government (of the G20), we said: ‘We must resolve the problem facing us together,'” she said.

“And the response to overcome that financial crisis was not a response based on closing oneself off, but a response which called for cooperation, for common rules, for regulation of financial markets.

“I think this way worked, and naturally we are going to seek dialogue with the new American president,” who will be inaugurated on January 20.

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8 responses to Merkel warns Trump

  1. Buford2k11 January 14th, 2017 at 10:41

    Oh come on Angela…Did you HAVE to remind us of that date? sheesh..

  2. arc99 January 14th, 2017 at 10:57

    With Germany’s universal health insurance, free college tuition for all, and superior automobile production thanks in part to near universal UNION membership by auto industry workers, maybe Ms. Merkel can teach the a$$hole a thing or two about how to run a country.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickallen/2011/12/21/germany-builds-twice-as-many-cars-as-the-u-s-while-paying-its-auto-workers-twice-as-much/#18b0c98f289f

    How Germany Builds Twice As Many Cars As The U.S. While Paying Its Workers Twice As Much

    • robert January 14th, 2017 at 12:47

      It doesn’t end there

      I’ve done studies on Mercedes Benz who not only sends it’s employees to college while earning engineering degrees. While they are employed,employees help redesign each new model cars. They also boast to be the only car manufacturer never to hire outside experienced help

  3. oldfart January 14th, 2017 at 11:07

    “I think this way worked, and naturally we are going to seek dialogue with the new American president,”

    And your dialogue will be restricted to 140 characters…
    Don’t be alone in a room with him…
    If W’s shoulder massage freaked you out, your in for a real shock with this guy.

    Just sayin…

  4. William January 14th, 2017 at 15:31

    I think he has a lot of nerve. Paying people in another country to whizz on him, when most Americans would do it for free. Not very good fiscal sense Donald. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/07d70e303562c7bd070641b4f314d6cde699ea7984b1b9e863b9488b9a01f041.jpg

    • robert January 14th, 2017 at 19:26

      You know what they say in America

      Better pissed off then pissed on So trump had to make a trip to Moscow

    • Suzanne McFly January 14th, 2017 at 22:05

      They are overpaid in his mind.

  5. amersham1046 January 14th, 2017 at 18:34

    Will Donald listen to a woman, no–
    Will Donald listen to a woman about policies, no–
    Will Donald listen to a to a foreign woman about policies, no–
    do I detect a pattern here?

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