BREAKING: Angela Merkel unable to meet with Trump prior to her purchase of "I'm With Stupid" t-shirt

[Miles Archer]

On Tuesday, they meet for the first time - a high-stakes encounter that will be watched by governments around the world for clues about the future of the transatlantic alliance, a partnership that has helped shape the global order since World War Two but which Trump is threatening to upend.

"Do I think they are going to become good friends? Probably not. They are very different personalities," said Charles Kupchan, who advised Trump's predecessor Barack Obama on European policy as a member of the National Security Council.

Members of her entourage have also analyzed Trump's encounters with other leaders - including Britain's Theresa May, Japan's Shinzo Abe and Canada's Justin Trudeau - and have had exchanges with some of their counterparts on how to handle the unpredictable former reality-TV star, the officials added.

"We have to be prepared for the fact that he does not like to listen for long, that he prefers clear positions and does not want to delve into details," said one senior German official.

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[underpants]

1. Matter of fact Germans vs. Matter of what I just heard Trump

I spent 3 years in Germany so I am familiar with the German demeanor

Should be interesting.

[HipChick]

2. I used to work for a Germany company..

Our conference calls with US counterparts were very interesting...

[Alice11111]

3. He is so beneath her dignity. Plus, she lost Obama, her good friend,

and his country, the US, as her partner.

The NYTIMES article said she's handled Putin 12 years and GWB, but this is a whole new world of different.

[Doreen]

4. My boyfriend is in Gemany right now with his family.

He says that most Germans hate Trump. A lot of them think we are making the same mistake as they did with Hitler.