The fragile “friendship” between Angela Merkel and President Trump was doomed from the start and now it’s official. Angela Merkel’s party officially removed the word “friend” in referring to the United States in a joint program for the 2017 election. She still refers to the U.S. as a “partner” however. Of course it’s not surprising that it’s difficult for the two nations to be “friends” when their leaders have such opposite world views. President Trump wants to promote making a strong world leader again and economic powerhouse, while Angela Merkel is busy trying to turn Germany into the world’s largest

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