Asked about his travel ban proposal as he and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sat in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said “it can’t come soon enough.”

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Turning to Merz, Trump said, “It’s not your fault.” Of migration under Merz’s predecessor, former Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump added: “I told her it shouldn’t have happened.”

Merz is the current leader of Merkel’s party but has diverged from her in several ways, notably including cutting irregular migration as one of his focuses. Support PBS News Hour

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