German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the U.S.
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz bonded during an amicable White House meeting on Thursday with talks about Ukraine, trade and troops, but none of the fireworks that characterized other Oval Office visits by foreign leaders.






















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President Donald Trump meets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds the framed birth certificate of President Donald Trump's grandfather as Merz and Trump shake hands during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds the birth certificate of President Donald Trump's grandfather during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds the birth certificate of President Donald Trump's grandfather during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
Vice President JD Vance speaks to President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents the framed birth certificate of President Donald Trump's grandfather during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Coons (D-DE), as they gather next to a portrait of late Senator Hugh Scott, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 5.REUTERS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stands near a portrait of late U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, as he meets U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 5.