But first Mr Merz must brave the televised rite of passage of an Oval Office meeting with Mr Trump – whose administration has taken an aggressive stance towards Germany and even backed the far ...

But first Merz must brave the televised rite of passage of an Oval Office meeting with Trump -- whose administration has taken an aggressive stance towards Germany and even backed the far-right there.

(Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came through his Oval Office encounter ... who was born in Germany in 1869. Merz also hailed Trump as being the ...

There had been tense anticipation in Berlin about Merz's first visit to Washington, after Trump had used bilateral press conferences in the Oval Office ... topic of Germany’s handling of the ...

But first Merz must brave the televised rite of passage of an Oval Office meeting with Trump -- whose administration has taken an aggressive stance towards Germany and even backed the far-right there.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday ... good ties with the country he considers post-war Germany's "indispensable" ally.