Posted on 01/16/2017 7:57:42 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was "inappropriate" for Donald Trump to brand German Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy "a catastrophic mistake".
"I thought frankly it was inappropriate for a president-elect of the United States to be stepping into the politics of other countries in a quite direct manner," Kerry told CNN's Christiane Amanpour during a one-day visit to London in the last week of the Obama administration.
"He will have to speak to that. As of Friday, he is responsible for that relationship."
Trump, who will be sworn in as president on Friday, had said in a joint interview with Bild newspaper and the Times of London that he respected Merkel, but criticized her stance on refugees, which allowed a wave of more than 1 million refugees into Germany.
Merkel faces a tough re-election battle in September.
"I think we have to be very careful about suggesting that one's strongest leaders in Europe, and most important players with respect to where we are heading, made one mistake or another. I don't think it's appropriate for us to be commenting on that," Kerry said.
He rejected Trump's description of Merkel's refugee policy as "catastrophic".
"I think she was extremely courageous. I don't think it amounts to that characterization," Kerry said. . .
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Oh, that’s rich. This coming from the same people who have been trying to remove Netanyahu for years.
How many countries’ elections has the U.S. intervened in during Obama’s eight years?
And shall we talk about Brexit?
Only 3 more days we must suffer this traitorous fool, and his Muslim overlord.
Kerry should have cell right next to Barry’s in Gitmo.
Right; Berlin’s all over US politics (for the wrong reasons) but for the USA to do the same thing to them for the right reasons is verboten. Gotcha.
Then why did Obama travel to Britain and campaign against Brexit? Obama campaigned for the presidency in Germany. Obama intervened in Israeli election, etc.
So John, was it appropriate for you, Hillary, Obama & Brennan to step into Syrian “politics” with weapons, bombs, money, etc.?
Trump was just saying what everyone who is paying attention already knows.
What’s inappropriate is John Kerry representing the USA in any capacity.
Thanks for the feedback Kerry.
Thank you for your service. But your opinion matters now, for exactly three more days, and twelve more hours.
That’s it.
John F’N Kerry is on that same clock.
Get out of here you damn traitor.
Pay your yacht taxes while your at it.
Isn’t Germany a part of NATO? Isn’t German immigration policy against their law, couldn’t their policy be a threat to Germany which could cause Germany to call upon NATO allies? Could German policy endanger US bases & personnel there? Thinking this is all possible.
Methinks Kerry should shut the Flip up!
Horse face just doesn’t like the obvious being pointed out like the retarded decision to accept islam by Germany.
It started in Honduras for this corrupt administration, in 2009 or 2010. It was open and hostile. So, as usual, Kerry should do like Trump told John Lewis, take care of your own mess, the Democrats.
But it is appropriate for seemingly every member of Team Kenya to make TV appearances to dump on PEOTUS days before inauguration? Funny, I don’t recall Bush’s crew doing this smear job to the kenyan no matter how much he deserved it in 2008.
Merkel didn’t make a little mistake, it was a whopper. One that may change the history of western democracies.
Heh, heh, heh. Sauce for goose, sauce for gander.
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