US EditionGerman Chancellor Gifts Trump His Grandfather's Birth Certificate at Oval Office
- On Thursday, June 5, during his visit to the White House, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presented US President Donald Trump with a gold-framed copy of the birth certificate belonging to Trump’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump.
- Merz stated that Friedrich Trump, born near Bad Dürkheim, Germany, in 1869, immigrated to the United States in 1885 and began building the real estate business that would become the basis of the Trump family's enterprise.
- Their meeting included discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war, trade, US troops in Germany, and Germany's defense spending amid the 81st anniversary of D-Day.
- Trump called the gift "fantastic," joked about displaying it in the Oval Office, welcomed Berlin's defense spending boost, and affirmed US forces would remain in Germany.
- Merz said the gift served as a reminder of Trump's German heritage and symbolized ongoing US-German cooperation amid geopolitical tensions and shared defense concerns.
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German Chancellor Gives Trump Surprise Gift During Oval Office Visit - News Addicts
During their first in-person meeting at the White House on Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presented President Trump with a gilded, framed copy of his grandfather’s birth certificate. The gold-framed gift, echoing the president’s signature Oval Office aesthetic, paid homage to Friedrich Trump, who was born in Kallstadt, Germany, in 1869 before immigrating to the […] The post German Chancellor Gives Trump Surprise Gift During Oval Offi…
Friedrich Merz visited the American President in the White House and reminded him of his German roots. Trump's relationship with Germany was always ambivalent.
German Chancellor gifts Trump's grand father's birth certificate to him
German Chancellor Frederich Merz on Thursday, June 5, gifted US President Donald Trump a photo of the birth certificate of his grandfather. After presenting the gift, Merz revealed the details regarding Trump’s grandfather, Frederich Trump. “This is the birth certificate of Donald Trump’s grandfather. Born in 1869 close to Brandenburg. And his first name was Friedrich,” Merz told the media as the US President looked on. Trump thanked the German …
German Chancellor gifts Trump his grandfather's birth certificate at Oval Office
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office and presented him with a gold-framed certificate of his grandfather, Friedrich Trump, who was born in Germany and later immigrated to the United States.
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