What he called them · First term · № 60
Reported by Der Spiegel to have told EU leaders 'The Germans are bad, very bad' over car sales
“The Germans are bad, very bad. See the millions of cars they are selling in the US. Terrible. We will stop this.”
- Said
- , Meeting with EU leaders, Brussels
- Subject
- Germany
- Target
- Other countries
- Place
- Germany
- Topic
- Trade & tariffs
- Era
- First term
What happened
Der Spiegel reported the remark, citing 'participants at the meeting' with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk; the quote is an English translation of Spiegel's German account, and some outlets rendered it 'evil, very evil.' Juncker reportedly replied that free trade benefits everyone. Neither the White House nor the German chancellery commented immediately, AFP reported.