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Trump Tells German Chancellor D-Day Was ‘Not A Pleasant Day For You'
President Donald Trump told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that D-Day-the day Allied forces invaded Normandy, France, during World War II-was "not a great day" for Germany.
Trump made his comments while he and Merz spoke to reporters during Merz's White House visit on Thursday.
Merz pointed out that the anniversary of D-Day is on Friday, saying it was when "the Americans ... ended the war in Europe."
"That was not a pleasant day for you," Trump responded.
"No, that was not a pleasant-well-" Merz began before Trump interjected.
"This was not a great day," Trump said.
Merz cut in: "In the long run, Mr. President, this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship."
"That's true," Trump said.
Merz went on to say that "we know what we owe you," adding that the U.S. can play a similarly crucial role in bringing an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.
"America is, again, in a very strong position to do something on this war and ending this war, so let's talk about what we can do jointly," the German chancellor said. "We are ready to do what we can and you know that we gave support to Ukraine and that we are looking for more pressure on Russia ... we should talk about that."
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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