White House meeting with Trump was catastrophic for Merkel

White House meeting with Trump was catastrophic for Merkel

There were discernible slights and insults for German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her first meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. For Donald Trump, it was just another day, full of outrageous behavior and controversy.

The grave consequences of rudeness at this rarefied diplomatic level should not be underestimated.