RUSH: We have the joint press conference going on between Angela Merkel, Germany, and President Trump. And Merkel looks like she\u2019s just been taken to the principal\u2019s office. Well, I\u2019ll tell you what happened there. Trump began by talking about immigration is a privilege, it\u2019s not a right, and the safety of our citizens must always come first. He calls on all NATO allies to pay their fair share, and she\u2019s sitting right there. Germany\u2019s in NATO and he\u2019s claiming we\u2019re getting shafted and that other NATO allies must pay their fair share to the alliance.<\/p>\n
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He thanked Merkel for increasing defense spending and upping their share, which is a big deal to him, obviously. “I reiterated to Chancellor Merkel my strong support for NATO.” He said, “Our two countries must continue to work together to protect our people from radical Islamic terrorism and defeat ISIS,” with her standing right there. She\u2019s the one that\u2019s let 800,000 of \u2019em into Germany.<\/p>\n
She said, “It is much better to speak to one another rather than about one another,” was her way of saying it\u2019s nice to be in your company, Mr. President. She said, “Together we fight against Islamist terrorism.”<\/p>\n
So Trump forced Merkel to use the term. Merkel then said, “We, the Germans, owe a lot to the United States of America.” Which is true. I mean, there is no denying that.<\/p>\n
Mark Halperin got the first question, and he asked about health care. And I don\u2019t know specifically what it was, but Trump launched into the fact that Obamacare is a disaster, that it\u2019s failed, that it\u2019s dying and talked about how wonderful the health care plan he\u2019s working on now is.<\/p>\n