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Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel remember that the elected American President, Donald Trumpduring his first term in the White House he was “fascinated by absolute power” such powerful people as Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

“The way he spoke about Putin, the way he spoke about the North Korean leader – obviously, apart from the critical comments that he made – “There was always some kind of admiration for the sheer power of what these people could do,” Merkel said this in an interview with journalist Christiane Amanpour, published by CNN.

In an interview, Merkel spoke about herself new memoir called “Freedom”which reflect her 16 years of experience as the first woman to lead Europe’s largest economy and address other ongoing issues such as the change of government that will take place in the United States on January 20 when Trump takes office for a second term.

He recalled his first meeting with Trump at the White House in 2017. Sitting next to the famous Oval Office fireplace, reporters asked the two leaders to shake hands for a photo. Trump appears to have rejected the request. although on other occasions they shook hands during Merkel’s visit to Washington, CNN claims.

Merkel said that Billionaire ‘lives by acting unconventionally’ and often tries to “leave a mark” and repeats, as he does in his book, that the Republican president was “clearly fascinated” by Putin and are “fascinated” by politicians with autocratic tendencies.

“I always got the impression that he dreamed, perhaps, of abolishing all those parliamentary bodies which, in his opinion, were in some way hindering him, and that “He wanted to handle things on his own.” Merkel told CNN about this. “Well, in a democracy this cannot be reconciled with democratic values.”

The former German chancellor is in the United States, where she launched her autobiography “Freedom” on Monday in a conversation in Washington with former President Barack Obama in which both examined their relationship as leaders and They talked about how the far right uses anti-immigrant discourse. gain power throughout the world.

(EFE)