9/23/2021- 12:51 p.m.
“Irrelevant Symbolism”: Merkel SNUBBED Biden’s First Presidential Call for Her Country Retreat (Report)
German chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly BLEW OFF Biden when he tried to call her shortly after his inauguration, because she was spending time at her weekend country house. (WSJ)
Biden had wanted to speak to Merkel first to fulfil one of his campaign pledges to restore international relationships with foreign allies and partners.
Merkel dismissed the request, brushing off the “symbolism” of making his first foreign leader call as “irrelevant” and asked her aides to set up the call for a later date.
Instead… it was UK PM Boris Johnson as a late substitute? Special relationship, indeed!
