President Donald Trump pointed to European migration policy and the political problems of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as pressure mounts on him to be more lenient to illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition. Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2018
We don’t want what is happening with immigration in Europe to happen with us!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2018
Trump referenced German chancellor Angela Merkel’s ongoing political problems at home with her governing coalition near collapse over immigration policy. The coalition is fragile as a member of Merkel’s cabinet is demanding a change to their policy of accepting any migrant regardless of whether they have already registered in another EU country.
Merkel has rejected his demand setting the stage of a high stakes political showdown.