Cohn clarified later that Trump did say that - it's the translation of bad to evil that the White House is disputingThe German magazine that reported the exchange claimed that Trump said, 'The Germans are bad, very bad.' You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,' Trump told German tabloid Bild. Donald Trump told European leaders that the Germans are 'very bad' on trade, but he did not call them 'evil,' as previously reported, a White House official says. 'Except it's not true: Juncker says Trump was not aggressive on German trade surplus,' Spicer tweeted. The White House official appeared to be referring to the Reuters report and Juncker's walk back of the Der Spiegel reporting.
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Trump criticizes German trade surplus, again
Trump criticizes German trade surplus, againBegin Slideshow 26 Photo: Evan Vucci, AP Image 1 of / 26 Caption Close Image 1 of 26 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump pose for a family photo with G7 leaders at the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP) less From left, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister ... more Photo: Jonathan Ernst, AP Image 26 of 26 Trump criticizes German trade surplus, again 1 / 26 Back to GalleryTAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — President Donald Trump has criticized Germany's trade surplus with the United States, drawing attention to a contentious issue at a summit of world leaders where trade is already a sticking point. Germany's trade surplus with the United States is part of its large overall surplus with the rest of the world. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump pose for a family photo with G7 leaders at the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy. Trump is not the only leader to criticize Germany's trade surplus.
Trump calls Germans 'very bad,' threatens to end German car sales
"The Germans are bad, very bad," Trump said, according to participants in the room who spoke to Der Spiegel. However, she insisted that all deals with EU member countries must be made multilaterally. President Donald Trump has reportedly reignited tensions with his EU counterparts after calling the Germans "very bad" for their trade surplus with the U.S. The president vowed to block German car exports to the U.S. during a meeting with top EU leaders on Thursday, according to German news magazine Der Spiegel. He also attempted to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Germany when he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in March.
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