Donald Trump’s first visit to Europe was awkward. Its aftermath has been explosive. Speaking at an election rally in Munich, shortly after the US president had returned to Washington, Angela Merkel came close to announcing the death of the western alliance.
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US President Donald Trump (C), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron (2ndR) and Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou (R) arrive for a family photo with leaders of the G7 and leaders of some African countries that have been invited for the two-day talks, on the second day of the G7 summit of Heads of State and of Government, on May 27 in Taormina, Sicily.
