Merkel is SO sharp. She slaps Trump in the face twice, and Trump can't admit he knows it.

[DFW]

As Chancellor of Germany, her time is obviously limited. Visiting heads of state get maybe half an hour if it's a small country, a full hour if they are NATO partners or major trading partners.

She just met with "her friend," private citizen Barack Obama, yesterday for an hour and a half. A Merkel spokeman told the press that this was in no way intended as an insult to Trump. I can't think of a more blatant lie by a German government spokesman since 1945, but I forgive them in this case.

It has also been announced that she has accepted an invitation to speak at Harvard's commencement ceremony. While she will be in Boston, there are "no plans" for her to make the one hour flight down to Washington to see Trump. The Westdeutsche Zeitung, the newspaper I was reading, dryly commented that she and Trump didn't have much to say to each other anyway, especially considering that Pence and Pompeo were here in Europe at the NATO 70th anniversary fête, dissing--who else?--Germany.

[JawJaw]

2. "BUILD A WALL!"

"IN BERLIN!"

[LiberalArkie]

12. Around the U.S. embassy

[DFW]

16. Have no fear. It's already there.

Have you seen our embassy in Berlin? It's fortified like a nuclear weapons storage depot.

[LiberalArkie]

19. It may be a depot

[DFW]

20. Not very practical.

I'm sure ours are stationed on subs in the Baltic, just like the Russians have theirs on subs stationed off our coasts.

[Larrybanal]

30. all our embassies are fortresses

[FakeNoose]

3. Well who wouldn't want to spend extra time with Obama?

I'm sure she wants to hear all the "dirt" first hand. Obama and Merkel have been friends for quite awhile.

[Scarsdale]

4. President Obama made friends

all over the world. He can hold an intelligent conversation, is respectful and handsome. tRump is exactly the opposite. No leader worth their salt has any respect for the Orange Ass. Unlike his followers, they see him for exactly what he is - a con artist with no substance, morals or ethics.

[FakeNoose]

5. Absolutely agreed!

There are many great reasons why PBO is popular around the world.

[dubyadiprecession]

43. I love that he did lasting damage to the right.

They still can’t get over that a black man was elected President twice!

But, please don’t mention that Barack not only won the electoral vote, but the popular vote...TWICE!

That tends to piss off the trump crowd even more.

[thesquanderer]

15. Handsome? Doesn't seem very relevant, unless Merkel is on the prowl... (n/t)

[erronis]

18. Well, I'm not on the prowl either but it is much more pleasant to look at Barrack

then the orange sphincter (top and bottom look the same.)

[joshdawg]

35. "orange sphincter"

Perfect!

[mopinko]

21. he's also hilarious. i trust no one who doesnt have a sense of humor.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

29. Or who has never owned a dog, cat or other pet.

But then, they humanize us and I'm not sure that anything can humanize this walking septic sludge.

[Habibi]

6. If Trump can find a way to deny her entry to the US,

he will do it.

[DFW]

7. I think THAT one may be even beyond the reach of the Trumpanzee n/t

[MyOwnPeace]

9. But,

who wouldn't put it past him to try?

[DFW]

11. Pompeo and Hannity will rein him in if necessary

Although--Trump is thick enough to maybe not realize he's had the champagne glass emptied into his face.

[KelleyKramer]

8. And one of Trumps latest lies is that his father was born in Germany

Thanks for the heads up on Merkels visit to Harvard.. if she snubs him, Trump is so insecure about being liked it'll be interesting to see how the 'small hands snowflake' responds during her visit

He will lash out on twitter like a 5 year old who wasn't invited to a birthday party

[MyOwnPeace]

10. He'll announce a "rally"

being held somewhere in "Trumpland" and show an "obvious" conflict in the schedule!

[DFW]

13. That is probably spot on.

He'll have a pressing "prior engagement" in Nowheresville, Wyoming, and send his "regrets."

[KelleyKramer]

14. It's like when all the championship sports teams refuse a White House visit..

The pathetic Trump responds with a childish.. nut uh, I un-invited you first!

And what happens when a championship team finally does show up for a Trump White House dinner?

Trump serves them cold fast food from the the drive thru window

[DFW]

17. Probably leftovers

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From the last time some team visited and didn't touch the food. You'd think the White House would have a microwave someplace!

[Hekate]

22. The WH has (or had) a wonderful kitchen & top notch chefs capable of family dinners and banquets...

Former FLOTUSes (FLOTI?) and former chefs have written about it.

Altho all write in praise of the output rather than the equipment, I am quite certain they have all the standard stuff any of us would rent if we had a big party, including heat lamps. When it came to Trump's fast food stunt ("Oh, what a brave resourceful boy am I!" ) the lack of any attempt to keep that crap hot was particularly galling in my eyes.

Based on what we have seen and heard about the Trump kitchen, I surmise the best chefs and cook-staff have long since departed in horror.

[DFW]

23. I know all too well. I have had the pleasure of their culinary skill.

Several years in a row at the White House Christmas party (ended with Obama, alas), and I looked forward to that one day per year of gluttony with great anticipation.

If the same people are still there, I can't imagine their frustration. From master chef to master thumb-twiddler?

[SergeStorms]

24. In Trump's defense...

GOTCHA! There is no defense of Trump and his actions. Ever. Trump couldn't talk to Angela Merkel for more than five minutes. He can't talk to anyone for more than five minutes because he has the attention span of a gnat on crystal meth. After four minutes he resorts to things like "pull my finger", and "knock-knock" jokes. He's the most ignorant president (if not human being) in history, and resorts to endless lies in an attempt to bridge his knowledge gap. However, that ruse only works on his braid-dead cult.

Then there's president Obama, who is probably one of the (if not the ) most intelligent presidents this country has ever had. Obama and Trump are polar opposites, with the Obama being the positive pole.

[olegramps]

36. We have been blessed with some very intelligent presidents. Especially the first presidents.

[struggle4progress]

25. "We don't really expect the GOP to win the next election"

[struggle4progress]

26. Trump throws candy at Angela Merkel

[Me.]

27. Why Would A Reporter Even Ask If Was An Insult

other than to try and get a headline?

[DFW]

32. The article never said it was in response to a question

It was a volunteered statement by a government spokesman, maybe in anticipation of the notion being brought up. They are, after all, familiar with their own protocol. This is not the Trump State Department.

[Thomas Hurt]

28. LOL, isn't it a kind of a slap in the face, when you go out of your way to say it isn't?

We didn't mean it as a slap in the face but boy your cheek is red.

[DFW]

33. Europeans would get it. Trump would not. n/t

[edbermac]

31. Verpiss dich!

[DFW]

34. "...und von mir aus, bleibe mir vom Leibe!" n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

42. Yeah, Donnie trying to play it tough, master negotiator bee ess, when you just looks defensive...

and petulant. Eight or nine people looking on in exasperation vs. one tool and his ball washer.

But then I am biased.

[onetexan]

37. So we're talking a Doctor of Quantum Chemistry against a severely IQ-challenged mobster

no brainer there.

Re: no plans to visit the Idiot, SNUB OF THE HIGHEST ORDER!! Well played Chancellor Merkel

[DFW]

38. It's like the German newspaper remarked

It's not as if they would had much to say to each other.

Trump: "We're not letting your cars in, and you don't pay enough for your defense."

Merkel: "You sent us an ambassador who promotes right wing causes in my country. Danke. Auf wiedersehen."

She doesn't need to fly to Washington for that.

[onetexan]

39. Thats right, he's not worthy to carry her shoes, nevermind trying to

Play on the same league as her. She's way out of his league and he knows it. Which if why it must urk him to no ends she met w obama in europe yet wont do him the courtesy of flying an hour to pay him respects while she's on this side of the pond.

[DFW]

40. I'll bet he's secretly relieved she's not coming to Washington

He doesn't seem to much enjoy the company of people who are far smarter than he is. Since that describes a LOT of people, it's no wonder he's alone so much.

[onetexan]

41. Yes that was evident from the g20/ g7 summits

The cheese stands alone