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. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
“Service” should be dis-service. Traitor.
It's inappropriate for Kerry to step into Trump politics.
Obama meddling in other countries’ politics.
http://www.politico.eu/article/barack-obama-to-visit-uk-to-argue-against-brexit/
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obama-israel-election-benjamin-netanyahu/2016/07/12/id/738318/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-angela-merkel-reelection_us_582de179e4b099512f814823
Not to mention they way they interferred with and overthrew the governments of Libya and Egypt.
And their failed attempt to overthrow the government of Syria.....
Merkel and other German politicians (and pundits) had plenty of condescending comments about Trump - especially before the election.
As far as her career goes, certainly.
The EU is doing this to provoke demand for a strongman leader; take note of that.
When brains were handed out, poor John was at the back of the queue.
Don’t care what Kerry thinks. Don’t care what Germany thinks.
Inappropriate for Kerry to step into politics of the incoming administration in the US.
Says the admin that told Britain to vote no on Brexit.
Ham-head needs a punch in the kisser.
But it is perfectly fine for Obama to get into Israel’s politics.
Trump communicates openly with Merkel.
Kerry and Obama just bug her phone.
The public has a right to know.
We want to know if our 'intelligence services' tried to stop Netanyahu from being re-elected because liberal elites didn't like him. And our 'intelligence services' are the thug arm of the Democrat Party.
Merkel’s government gave five million euro to the Clinton foundation trying influence American internal election.
Let’s see — Israel (Netanyahu), Britain (Brexit), all the machinations of installing the Muslim Brotherhood and ISIS — Syria, Libya, Egypt.
Who does he think he’s fooling?
You read my mind.
It’s appropriate for our president to publicly address any world leader whose actions negatively affect America’s future safety. And the fall of Europe definitely does that. Of course, Kerry would let Europe fall and not utter a negative word about it, before, during or after it fell.
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