Trump apparently handed Merkel a BILL for "money owed" for NATO.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/germany-dismisses-white-houses-intimidating-300bn-bill-for-defence-dl7dk629k

Donald Trump handed the German chancellor Angela Merkel a bill — thought to be for more than £300bn — for money her country “owed” Nato for defending it when they met last weekend, German government sources have revealed.
The bill — handed over during private talks in Washington — was described as “outrageous” by one German minister.
“The concept behind putting out such demands is to intimidate the other side, but the chancellor took it calmly and will not respond to such provocations,” the minister said.

... more at link

[dawg]

1. I feel a little humiliated ...

that an American president would stoop so low as to employ such assholish gimmickry with another head of state. Maybe he'll smash a watermelon with a sledgehammer next time.

[Gothmog]

2. What a stupid move by trump

[tanyev]

3. I think "Scheisskopf" would have been the appropriate response to that.

[WePurrsevere]

4. Ugh... Once again proving...

that money doesn't buy you true class, tact nor the ability to be diplomatic. Thank goodness Merkel has all of the above that Trump lacks.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Yeah, credit to Merkel for being a lot more composed than Trump during photo session after all that.

Yeesh.

[tammywammy]

6. He doesn't understand NATO at all

Member countries have until 2024 to start spending 2% of that country's GDP on defense. These countries don't owe the US anything.

[hurple]

7. I would have

ripped it up and threw it in his face.

No, wait, better yet... I would have handed it to an aide and had him/her do it instead.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Or send HIM a bill for all the costs of military bases in Germany

You know...rent, and utilities.