The Briefing Room
General Category => World News => Topic started by: ABX on April 24, 2016, 06:40:27 pm
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Under fire at home for his program to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees this year, President Obama said Sunday that he is “proud” of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the people of Germany for accepting far more migrants from the war-torn country.
In response to a reporter’s question noting that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called Mrs. Merkel’s open-door refugee policy “insane,” Mr. Obama defended her at a joint press conference in Hannover, Germany.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/24/obama-praises-germany-for-accepting-syrian-refugee/