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angela merkel was her usual calm and a sober self.he two leaders saying a lot of 19 -- nice things about each other. donald trump talking about germany's sacrifice and afghanistan, thanking her for her leadership on ukraine and so on. and angela merkel saying they always look to america for partnership, so the mood music is right, but of course you can see this relationship is nothing like it was between angela merkel and barack obama. as for -- christopher: where do you see the remaining areas of disagreement? simon: angela merkel said we are two different people and we have very different origins and ideas, and in spite of that we will speak about our differences, we will tell each other, that is what we have been doing today, she said. and it can be difficult to have negotiations, that is what politicians are for, she said. so you heard donald trump saying immigration is a privilege, not a right. sort of a job - - jab to angela merkel's open-door policy. angela merkel saying trade and security are always not just german issues, the

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hillary clinton wants to be america's angela merkel. >> it is of cour angela merkel. hallie preview the news conference for us if you can. are we expecting bygones to be bygones? >> reporter: that's what we're going to find out. angela merkel is certainly somebody who has interacted on the world stage if she tips her hand to how she is feeling about this, it will be done in a subtle manner but you got to pick up on her cues here. what we've seen so far the meetings, the pool spray and at rifle it's been cordial obviously. i think, i would imagine that some of the reporters who will be able to ask questions of the leaders today will press angela merkel and donald trump on their relationship, given some of those past comments. he was very strong on the campaign trail, coming out against germany particular as it comes to her policies on immigration and refugees, very timely for the u.s. in light of this travel ban that just got blocked a couple of days ago here president trump tried to put in place, so i think it's certainly going to be as all of these have been, craig,

you know angela merkel. how effective can she be in performing -- in forming a personal relationship? of angelaperception merkel is that she is pretty , and very much a scientist by the books kind of person. what struck me is how incredibly personal and engaging and charming she is. and it makes sense. she grew up in a political system that you get to go out to the public and get lots of votes running for chancellor. my first meeting like the one that is happening today is the one that happened between president obama and chancellor merkel a couple of months after the allegations broke about the cell phone being tapped. it was not a day at the beach meeting. i was able to watch that relationship go from a little bit of chill in that first meeting to the closest personal relationship. and so i have no doubt that she has got the personal skills to with someone who seems to relish personal relationships. and she seems to respond on that basis. has been our most recent ambassador to germany. let's get a check on

it's chancellor merkel.ou are representing the united states and all of its people and when you display the lack of civility, not acknowledging her presence, his to the body language but he respects women. but beyond that, everything that he's doing is just a shell game, smoking mirrors. he rode into the white house on this birther thing where the president wasn't really a citizen, used that for five years even after the birth certificate was produced. so for people who keep saying they have discounted everything he said, there's no evidence. he should give it up. he'll never give it up. that's not what he dums he's going to double down. double down, double down, double down. when are articles of impeachment's going to be drawn up? at the very least, you smear a president, you smear the first black president, now you're accusing our allies, united kingdom of illegal activities. they should censure him. there should be some sort of retribution for this. host: ok. let's take a look at the "new york times," aga

our question was how would angela merkel respond? i wouldn't be surprised if she was asked by a reporter here about that topic. in addition, as we're discussing the immigration and refugee policy in germany that donald trump has called catastrophic, saying it caused huge problems overseas, very topical in light of the travel ban that was just blocked by a federal judge, what, two days ago now. you know, it's one of these instances, craig, where the new of the day is going to be coming after the news of the day haens. so, we're eager, obviously, to get this thing started so we can hear what both of these leaders have to say about their conversations today. >> even, perhaps, more interested in the questions that they will be asked after their statements and whether they actually answer those questions. hallie jackson inside the east room. katy tur, resident trump expert to a certain extent, spent a fair amount of time with the candidate on the trail. this is, one would assume, going to be one of those situations where there is, perhaps

meeting, chancellor merkel. being said about that, have you heard anything yet? >> i'm glad you mentioned it because a number of people here in the press corps obviously are aware of this particular story. while i have not had a chance to ask the president specifically about that, certainly this will be a story that people will be interested in throughout this day. as you pointed out come the information apparently on the laptop can be wiped remotely according to security officials, so that would certainly be one level of security to consider. it is also important to point out that because this laptop apparently contain information about trump tower, there is a great deal of interest in that particular building, so it could be interesting to see what if anything the white house or secret service has to say about that as the day progresses. we will give you an update on what we do find out. again, multiple agencies reported that laptop was stolen in new york city, but we also are made aware of the fact that they

with the german chance her merkel. there was some awkward moments but still some gains made as well. we'll have that story. just hours before his secretary of state arrived in beijing the u.s. president tweets this. china has done little to help with north korea. we're live in the chinese capital with reaction. >>> plus, three years

how do you think that went over with angela merkel? year, very strong social democratic party to her left, major competitor. i don't think we'll hear any iron clad promises to raise the german defense budget. what the germans have been till teleing people -- i heard this on a trip to berlin last year -- was that after the election, they would move over time to hit 2% of gdp, which is the nato floor for all defense spending. where germany goes, other countries in the eu will follow. >> the other big story of the day is what's going on with north korea and secretary of state rex tillerson. listen to what he said earlier today. >> let me be very clear. the policy of strategic has ended. we're exploring economic measures, all options are on the table. certainly we do not want to -- for things to get to a military conflict. we're quite clear on that in our communications. if north korea takes actions that threatens the south korean forces or our own forces, then that will be met with an appropriate response. >> all actions are on the table

merkel is buy into the is concept of a european army. and mr. yunger has been running around europe saying, oh, there's no need to pay 2%, just pay 1%, we'll club together and have economies of scale, and i worry about that because i don't think we can have two military structures operating side by side. i fear that there are some in the european union who now have the ambition along with their own foreign policy of having their own military wing. and when you think that the e.u.'s oil is continual -- policy is continual eastward expansion, you know, they want the ukraine to join the european union, i worry that a european union, if it does break away from nato, is potentially on a conflict course with putin. trish: okay, all right, so that's where perhaps we want to get a little her involved. but, you know, you look at europe as a whole right now, you look at what happened in your own country, for example, and there is this increasing movement that's very nationalistic. in other words, countries are looking around and saying, you know, this rea

he sees angela merkel as a linchpin of european unity.any to fleece to the united states, this goes to the heart of what he's doing working on more of these bilateral relationships. some of his secretaries have gone out and gave welcoming messages. but certainly she's going to want to solidify that he's pro europe. >>> we'll have more live coverage of the meeting. we'll take a break and be right back. and natural flavors from the very beginning. give kind a try. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing your car because you'll get the full value back including depreciation. and if you have more than one liberty mutual policy, you qualify for a multi-policy discount, saving you money on your car and home coverage. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ share the joy of real cream... ...with reddi-wip. why pause a

this is an important meeting for angela merkel. president barack obama and angela merkel had a close working relationship that brought berlin and washington the closest they had been for a source of and was a pride for germany. there is a feeling that angela merkel will be starting from square one. the new president is someone germans are skeptical of. they're not sure what to make of contradictory remarks. and he has made very barbed remarks about angela merkel, claiming her refugee policy was written in germany. brexit when for angela merkel was talking about reintegration. and the nationalistic rhetoric when germany is calling for greater ties economically -- she is a very experienced diplomat. she has worked with difficult leaders before. they will be having conversations on issues like syria, russia, north korea. trying to gauge donald trump's stance on issues important to germany and europe, like climate change. there will be a little give on the issue of nato. donald trump has called for germany to up its defense spending fo

merkel is not going to be elected. think merkel is a really great world leader, but i was very disappointed that -- when she moved with the whole thing on immigration. i think it's a big problem. >> who do you trust more if you talk to them? >> i start off trusting both. but let's see how long that lasts. >> so with that, charles, do you think, since it clearly exists, people when they meet face-to-face have that in the back of their minds at some level, do you think it should be noted at some point today? >> you know, i think they're probably not going to air their dirty laundry. but it does put chancellor merkel in a tough spot, because the german public has reacted harshly to president trump's words. and even though merkel wants to show that she can work with trump, she can't be too close to him because that would be seen as cozying up to someone the german public is not too comfortable with. so she has to challenge him on issues of immigration, for example, but at the same time show that she can work with him and a

merkel. they have differences on immigration and trade policy, but they are trying to find common ground on areas such as vocational education. president will face reporters questions following the remarks, which are set to begin. john: thanks, kevin. we are now seeing president trump and german chancellor angela merkel on his right walking in for the news conference that will begin momentarily. they will give opening remarks. pres. trump: thank you very much. chancellor merkel? it is a great honor to welcome you to the people's house, the white house. our two nations share months in --mon, including our desire much in common, including our desire for security, prosperity, and peace. we just concluded a productive meeting with the german and american companies to discuss workforce development and vocational training. very important words. has done an incredible job training the employees and future employees, and employing employingfacturing -- its manufacturing and industrial workforce. it i

i think -- look at merkel, she is very steady. i don't think she really cares much about what trump said about her during the campaign. she goes to campaign herself, she is facing when coming up in the fall, that is one of the reasons why she is here so early in president trump's tenure. she wants to make sure they are moving in the right direction as much as they possibly can together. and germany has the number one economy in europe, this bilateral relationship we have with each other is very important. german manufacturing business has rescued that south from the textile industry that got destroyed by china. you know this. hundreds of thousands of jobs that german employers are employing american workers largely from nonunion workforce workforces, and those are gangbusters jobs. >> melissa: it is very important. at the same time, one of the moments that is going to get the most play is there was a reference to wiretapping there. of course, president trump was very much ready for that. he immediately brought up the idea of angel

angela merkel will select a couple of german reporters. when you ask do think he'll be asked about it, depends who isoi the asking. that's part of the, if you want to say suspense building up to this news conference, it is obviously one of if not the biggest headline of the day, certainly, if not the last two weeks, since the president tweeted that claim so we will see if he in fact addresses it himself. he did talk with tucker carlson on fox but there have been developments since then including the fallout with our allies overseas. >> let me ask but that, sabrina. your parent company is in the uk, and this obviously is a whole new world. i hear from my friends who live overseas that they're watching daily briefings and they're certainly watching these press conferences. let's start with the obvious, how unhappy is british intelligence right now? >> they were unhappy enough to issue what is a very public rebuke and a rare public rebuke of the comments that sean spicer made, implicating the british intelligence community while trying to sup

them, meaning vladimir putin and angela merkel, at the beginning. >> of course, merkel and putin have been starkly at odds over nato in particular and over the russian incursions into eastern europe and ukraine. and to the point that putin supposedly found out that merkel was afraid of dogs and started to bring in dogs to their meeting as a result in an attempt to intimidate her. it will be very interesting to see if the russia relationship will become a dimension of the statement. >> she grew up behind the iron curtain in east germany which was the soviet union. >> will he reaffirm the united states support for nato or say what he said during the campaign that it's an obsolete organization and that other countries need to pay more. that's going to be a fascinating thing because you see members of trump's own administration saying that, of course, the united states stands firmly behind nato but the president of the united states himself not going as far as his cabinet members. what happens if a key ally or other reporters bring it up in the press conference. >> you bring in the immigr

-- angela merkel. he certainly has a different world view from her entirely but there's no question that germany wants to reset its relationship and get to know this president as well. it's something that happens with each change of power but this is without request the most consequential face to face meeting so far that this new administration has had during about two months or so in office but wolf again, those wiretapping allegations hanging over the president, the administration, been debunked by democrats and republicans alike, the president is facing who after has a luncheon with her and then flies to florida. >> it's pretty shocking that the president allowed these wiretap allegations to fester two weeks. >> joining us live from berlin right now, what's the overall view over there of the new american president and chancellor americhance merkel's effort to reset. remember, she has an election coming up in september? >> absolutely. i think a lot of germans have been puzzled to see what's been happ

angela merkel for the first time with donald trump. the german warns of they may retaliate against any new u.s. import tariffs. a global rally spurned by the president and markets are beginning to lose momentum. emerging markets having their best week in a year. awaysa may could be days from triggering article 50. european officials are ruling out any discussion of trade until that happens. let's have a look at where european equities are trading. 30 minutes until the end of the friday session. we are up for the week. forex, mixed performance. the euro lower today. cds's.odities in light of the big event yesterday, the boe here in the u.k., i want to show you this chart that highlights various esters of inflation. ofvarious measures inflation. inflation climbing to 3.5%. that's the blue line. januaryive years from has annual rpi, 2.6 percent. nominal rates are being priced far lower. that gap shows investors may be getting a little bit ahead of themselves on the inflation outlook further out. it wasn't only kristin forbes who suggested

what does angela merkel have to say about this?and typical angela merkel fashion, the first thing she did was to explain this is actually legal, you only need a qualified majority, everyone knew that. they said, nevertheless, the qualified majority notwithstanding, they tried to have consensus, but the -- at least seeking consensus should not lead to a blockade. in this case, the polish blocking the scenario. she did not seem very upset about it, although she said she would prefer unanimity. brent: it would be nice to have this consensus going forward, especially because next week we have elections in the netherlands. >> that is one part of it. more portly, in two weeks, we have in rome, the summit that is going to kickstart the new european union. you can see here, tusk not being the only one. leaders being very worried about the polish behavior. for example, the prime minister of malta saying this was a very political decision, they decided to not support anything in the final declaration no matter what was the content of the fin

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as you mentioned, we are expecting angela merkel here in just a few minutes' time.ut 11:20 is when we expect her arrival here at the west wing. you can see the doors ready for her. the media crews are out here ready to go. the honor guard has been up and running since very early this morning, so we're expecting a friendly visit here. obviously, germany one of the most important allies of the united states, but there is some tension in the air here, carl, because the president during his presidential campaign really went after angela merkel as a foil in the global political scene again and again, saying that she was ruining germany, she was allowing too many immigrants into that nation. so, the point of tension here is going to be how do these two leaders get past those comments and sort of move on to international diplomacy in this new trump era here in washington, d.c.? also, we're expecting a whole lot of ceos here for a roundtable discussion in just about an hour and a half. we're expecting to see ceos of some of the major german companies, including bmw and siem

will he get some pushback from angela merkel there?ck in 1984 to '87 i was with an airborne unit part of a nato force that was a quick reaction force for nato and also the allies there. so i think it is very important president trump clarified statements he previously made about nato and talk about his vision for what nato needs to be in the future and -- charles: with all due respect it should be less russian-centric, afraid of the old ussr, and more terrorist, al qaeda, isis, able to quickly move against them. >> should be actually both, charles. and what we have to come to understand we have state and non-state belligerents out there be it russia, china, iran and north korea and also the islamic terrorist organizations which any given day is between 22 to 25. so nato needs to look how it can make itself relevant for the new 21st century battle field. that is great conversation the two of them should have. charles: paying their fair share might be a good idea as well. >> yes. we can not be their defense structure anymore. charles: co

in the past trump has been critical of merkel's leadership. he said germany made a catastrophic mistake in welcoming more than a million migrants and refugees in recent years. during today's summit, trump expressed strong support for n.a.t.o. but emphasized member nations should pay what they owe to support the alliance. mark landler joins me from washington. welcome. >> good to be here, john. >> hockenberry: mark, would you say this is a test of the relationship between merkel and trump? seems to me always when i look at the body language merkel that she, from the beginning, has not known what to make of this man. is that settling down, is there more of a clarity here? >> well, i think, john, that angela merkel is someone who's used to dealing with mercurial sort of testosterone-style men, if you l. she's dealt with vladimir putin in russia, berlusconi in italy, xi jinping in china, erdogan in turkey, and now she's dealing with donald trump in the united states. the u.s. is such a major trading partner and ally of the u.s. that merkel has to

." >> german chancellor angela merkel was in washington, d.c. yesterday. at met with president trump the white house where they met with german business leaders, held a bilateral meeting at the oval office took questions from reporters. pres. trump: thank you very much. chancellor merkel, it is a great honor to welcome you to the people's house, the white house. our two nations share much in common, including our desire for security, prosperity, and peace. we just concluded a productive meeting with the german and american companies to discuss workforce development and vocational training, very important words. germany has done an incredible job training the employees and future employees and employing its manufacturing and industrial workforce. it is crucial that we provide our american workers with a really great employment outlook, and that includes making sure that we harness the full potential of women in our economy. my administration is in the process of rebuilding the american industrial base. a stronger america is in the interests, believe me, of

as the president heads to the meeting with angela merkel, that context is valuable because merkel and the website breitbart which has a lot of connections to the white house, brirt bat has been highly critical of her and trump gets a lot of news from breitbart, and it's important. >> professor, one of the lingering questions that candidate trump face or we asked of candidate trump about him and seeped into the pridcy presidency, all of this is happen, the circus is going on but does it affect his base? the trump supporters, will they turn? the question now is bigger. does the scircus that surrounds the president, will it affect his ability to legs late? does it get into the important business of being president of the united states? have you seen any sign of that? what signs are you looking for there? >> well, i think that's a very good question and of course it will play out over time but it's already clear that in terms of credibility, which is very important in the legislative process and terms of public money and domestic public opinion, president trump has been hurt, i think badl

german chancellor angela merkel was in washington dc today. she met with president trump at the white house, where they met and german business leaders held a bilateral meeting in the oval office. afterward, they took questions from reporters in a joint press conference. pres. trump: thank you very much. chancellor merkel, it is a great honor to welcome you to the people's house, the white house. our two nations share much in common, including our desire for security, prosperity, and peace. we just concluded a productive meeting with the german and american companies to discuss working together. it is crucial that we provide our american workers with a ,eally great employment outlook and that includes making sure that we harness the full potential of women in our economy. my administration is in the process of rebuilding the american industrial base. a stronger america is in the of thet's, believe me, world as a whole. i reiterated to chancellor support forrong nato, as well as the need for our nato allies to pay their fair share for the cost

wiretapping allegations took center stage as president trump meeting with angela merkel. he stood by his claim. president trump: as far as wiretapping, this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps. ♪ jane: and the famous kronos quartet is helping the next generation of musicians with music from around the globe. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. they are supposed to be the closest of allies, but unusually sharp words have been exchanged between britain and the u.s. the u.k. is outraged over claims that its intelligence donald trump during the campaign. the allegation was made by a television analyst and repeated by the white house press secretary. britain's denial comes a day after a key senate committee said there was no evidence that mr. trump was bugged by u.s. intelligence either. reporter: caught up in the eye of the storm, the gchq surveillance agency, secretly listening in, said the white house, on donald trump's conversations. not true, says gchq, in a rare public rebuttal. it began with a tweet

first of all, ainge la merkel is very chill. she's not going to let the statements that came out during the campaign get under her skin and she takes the long view and she gets the big picture here. and the number one goal is going to be to build and develop a personal relationship with the president of the united states. she did that with george w. bush, she did that with barack obama, she's going to work to do that here. secondly, i've had the privilege of sitting in every one of these meetings for but there's alway one or two things that end council are terrorism, intelligen intelligencein our time, which is the vast and teep and mutually ben commission relationship between nrm and rn she brought two former ceos, that employ countries to tell that story as well. so i think you're going to see a little bit of education perhaps, not in a pedantic way but in a sense of trying to explain the basis of the economic relationship, and you're also going to see some discussion about russian aggression and -- >> when donald trump said t

--chancellor merkel's take on vladimir putin.e does not actually know vladimir putin at all. i think he will quiz her about how best to deal with the russian leader. and perhaps, she could make an impact on him. he has a penchant for listening to people and taking their ideas to heart when they make a persuasive case. john: did you get any sense of the friendliness of them? it is so different to see how they address the reporters at a meeting like this. thought itnest, i was meticulously formal, very impersonal. there was no chemistry i could detect. but to be fair, chancellor merkel is a rainy intellectual. she is not a warm person. even president obama with whom she had arguably the best relationship president obama had with a foreign leader, there was not a lot of sentimentality of putting their arms around each other. she is not like that. you will remember the famous episode years ago when president bush put his hands on her shoulders, and she short of -- sort of recoiled. she is a low-key, very intellectual person. i would

where can we find common ground between merkel and trump?he economy both of the heads of state will be interested in transatlantic companies -- countries continuing to lead this economic rebirth, if you will. they have no vested interest in doing damage to that, especially not rhetorically so while a conversation in private will be a little more detailed and possibly sharper, i expect the communications, once the chancellor is ready to go back home, will be mainly soft and supportive of each other and growth. vonnie: kim wallace, head of washington policy research, sticking with us. talking about president trump's budget proposal, and what to expect from the fed. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ live from london, i am mark barton. vonnie: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am vonnie quinn. we are back with kim wallace. our focus turning to president trump's proposed budget and the latest decision from the fed. anything in the budget that surprised you? kim: i did not see many surprises, and of course congress will fund government for fis

chancellor merkel, it is a great honor to welcome you to the people's house, the white house. our two nations share much in common, including our desire for security, prosperity, and peace. a productiveuded meeting with the german and american companies to discuss workforce development and vocational training, very important words. germany has done an incredible job training the employees and future employees and employing its manufacturing and industrial workforce. it is crucial that we provide our american workers with a really great employment outlook, and that includes making sure that we harness the full potential of women in our economy. my administration is in the process of rebuilding the american industrial base. a stronger america is in the interests, believe me, of the world as a whole. i reiterated to chancellor merkel my strong support for nato, as well as the need for our nato allies to pay their fair share for the cost of defense. many nations owe vast sums of money from past years, and it is very unfair to the united states. these nations must pay what they owe

you saw merkel grin and bare it there. you recall what a close relationship she had with president obama. recall her relationship with president george w. bush. we all remember that back rub that didn't go over that well, but they did have an affinity. what we saw there was merkel trying to smile through trump's attempts at jokes, but joking about surveillance in ber lynn with merkel's phone, that was no laughing matter. when that happened, the german's expelled what is reported in wikileaks. the germans expelled the cia station chief from ber lynn. he was declared a persona non grata, then dennis mcdonough, german speak her to fly to berlin and smooth over issues. and internally for merkel, it caused huge problems with the their owen efforts to surveil their people because they want to have potentially a little more surveillance to prevent terrorist attacks and cooperate more closely with the u.s. and that set the counterterrorism aspect back a couple of degrees. so this did not strike me as overtly successful meeting, bu

it's being destroyed by what merkel has done there.hat she has done to germany -- i have friends from germany. they're leaving germany. >> look at what's happening with germany. the crime wave over there. merkel is not going to be elected. >> the german people will rye quote and overthrow this woman. i don't know what the hell she's thinking. >> you okay at the election results from merkel. they were so bad. >> what she is doing is insane by the way. >> i think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals. >> well, the joint press conference between the two was a stark contrast in leadership and left you wondering who was the adult in the room. not wondering for long. joined by jason johnson, politics editor the root.com and carnie from politico and jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters. why does he hate merkel? what is this about? she's the best leader in the world right now? the public likes her and she is functional. >> i think there's a lot going on here. i think he sees her as a bit

that is after president erdogan says chancellor merkel was employing nazi methods.eavy rain in peru causes deadly flooding as well as mudslides and avalanches, and there is still more bad weather to come. ♪ i'm sarah kelly. thank you very much for joining us. the fbi says that is looking into whether or not donald trump's presidential campaign work together with the russian government to win trump the white house. the united states intelligence community has long expressed the belief that russia's interference with last year's presidential election could have actually happened. but this is the first time they have confirmed an investigation into possible coordination between the trump team and moscow. reporter: fbi director james comey ahead of his appearance before the congressional intelligence committee. the trump administration was about to receive a further blow. >> i have been authorized by the doj to confirm that the fbi come as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential elec

the german chancellor, angela merkel, is travelling to washington today where she'll be president trump at the white house. during his election campaign, mr trump frequently criticised mrs merkel, accusing her of "ruining germany" by taking in large numbecsofaflefugees! mrs merkel, who holds significant sway in europe, was critical of president trump's refugee and immigration travel ban, which was blocked by the courts. some breaking news just some breaking newsjust coming to us, the former chancellor george osborne has been appointed editor of the london evening standard. he will start in mid—may, we are told, and will continue as mp for tatton. he succeeds the new editor of radio a's today george osborne, the today programme. george osborne, the former chancellor of the exchequer, has been appointed editor of the london evening standard. not

look at the discussion with merkel.de of benjamin sort of mirror image and they are working on them. >> yeah. you said it right. it's a new reality and the german chancellor's remarks at the press conference reflected that. and i think overall, one of the big take aways from that press conference was merkel standing up there and saying i think we have learned that it's better to talk to each other than about each other, which suggests that they had a very good, constructive conversation which sounds to me like something other than deficient diplomacy. >> martha: thank you so much, all of you. great to have you here. before we leave you tonight, one more bit of irish on this friday it's a quote of the night and a toast. here to a long life, a merry one, a quick death and an easy one. an happened some lad and an honest one. a cold beer and another one. cheers. the five is live up next. i'm martha maccallum mains a disapproving postcards to the president. will this make him rethink his policies? i asked about that could ha

a coded reference perhaps to the idea that we now know from the wikileaks revelations that angela merkel had been wiretapped under surveillance by the united states, the president suggesting might have happened to him as well. >> reporter: yeah, in fact, we know that angela merkel's cell phone was, in fact, listened to during the obama administration and when it became public, of course, it was something that

donald trump has his opinions about merkel.r refugee policy has been a catastrophe for the country. so they have to overcome that and start again, basically. merkel is the anti-trump. somebody who considers things carefully. she is reserved. she doesn't tweet. there will take a lot for these leaders to connect. it is important they do. she has more than a decade running the world's most powerful economies with plenty of diplomatic and political experience. trump may have a lot to learn from merkel. she faced down russian president vladimir putin. she speaks russian. grew up in soviet east germany. it is interesting to see these leaders meet and see if they can form some good working relationship. >> body language experts will be picking apart every bit of the meeting. thank you. >>> mcdonald's now saying it was a victim of a hack attack after the tweet appearing at the top of the page on thursday. donald trump, you are a disgustings excu excuse for a president. we would love to have barack obama back. the president is known to

let's start with angela merkel. because two of the most powerful people in the world met today at the white house. they met to talk about trade and terrorism and europe and international relations. but all everyone was talking about was this. watch this. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess by you know, this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. >> here's my question. did you see the look on angela merkel's face when the president made that joke? what's going on here? >> you couldn't have two more different people. angela merkel is this east german daughter of a minister, physicist, deeply analytic and also somebody who is deeply committed to the western values of liberty. she was born in a communist dictatorship. and while all of that is going on trump was doing what he was doing in new york in the 1980s and going on the howard stern show and boasting about his infidelities. this is two very, very different people. but i think the philosophical difference really is that she deeply believes

merkel has criticized the travel ban targeting citizens of several mainly muslim countries. and angela merkel will hold a news conference at 1:20 eastern time and we will bring it to you live on foxbusiness. president trump met with the irish prime minister ahead of st. patrick's day, the traditional white house meeting taking a more serious tone, urging to help irish people living in the united states illegally so resident trump attributes irish-americans contribution to america's prosperity. >> they often overcame great hardship, the hardship they overcame for us, for our people is inspiring and really helped a relatively young nation beyond what anyone really understands or knows. lauren: trump discussing the irish economy. nicole: $1 trillion budget blueprint drawing fire from both sides of the aisle on capitol hill. john mccain who chairs the senate armed services committee wants even more money to rebuild the military. it is clear this budget proposed today cannot pass the senate and chuck schumer tweeting the very programs most help the middle class are those that get

merkel as a leader and mrs.kel sent congratulatory messages to president trump and had a good conversation with him , but there is a difference on immigration. america is an immigration nation, more than 20% of americans claim german heritage, our largest ethnic group today. germany isn't an immigration nation. it is a country the size of montana, which has 8000 people and germany has over 80 million residents. having said that, when i was ambassador to germany, -- germany, when i was ambassador, took more than the balkans combined and when she made the decision to allow refugees from syria and elsewhere into germany, she was mindful of germany's horrific past, forcible deportations during world war ii, and the three decades she lived under the -- the calming nests in east germany. it was a noble decision on her part. i think the problem was germany wasn't ready at the time to accept those numbers. one million people coming into a nation of 80 million people in a country the size of the state of montana. i think

merkel did a horrible job when she accepted so many.n germany they're going to have problems like you've never seen. they're having huge problems. >> reporter: during the campaign merkel largely kept her thoughts private. >> translator: i will not intervene at all during the u.s. american campaign. so we'll have to wait. >> reporter: when he won, she was magnanimous. >> translator: i offer close cooperation to the future president of the united states of america, donald trump. >> reporter: but the two now have many sharp differences. >> we're talking about the safety of our nation, the safety and security of our people. >> reporter: as he has tried to slap a travel ban on several muslim majority nations, she has argued the fight against terrorism -- >> translator: does in no way justify general suspicion of people of certain beliefs. >> reporter: he has applaud the great britain's vote to leave the european union. >> i think brexit is going to be a wonderful thing for your country. >> reporter: merkel has promised germany will stand fir

you've underestimated merkel i'm afraid. merkel never smiles.ardrobe assistant specifically tasked to keep her looking boring so that people will focus on her politics. that as the truth. stuart: no. >> she has this gesture, that is her famous illuminati gesture. she is known for not giving anything away. you know, trump said, drain the swamp! she is the unelected leader of the unelected bureaucrats in brsels. that makes her virtually bog monster. nothing productive will come of. all of europe, especially british people like me, why trump would tolerate her in the building. trump said in the "art of the deal." i don't mind about money. i just use it to keep store. now is a good time to remember angela merkel is worth $11.5 million. that trump is worth 3.7 billion. so i think maybe he wins already on this one. stuart: that was remarkable segment, katie hopkins. i don't know what to say except the satellite would go down on us. i would go on a couple hours. >> come on, let's do it! let's do it! stuart: come back soon, katie hopkins. thank you very