In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Merkel discusses, among other things, her relationship with the USA's incoming president Donald Trump, who held power in Washington 2017-2021.
He was obsessed with the fact that, in his opinion, there were too many German cars in New York, she says.
He had always said that if he became president, he would introduce such high tariffs that they would disappear from Manhattan's streets.
Merkel denies that Donald Trump had anything personal against her, despite his time in power being marked by trade conflicts and aggressive rhetoric towards Europe.
No, in his eyes, I embodied Germany.
