Reaction to Berlin Terror Attack Shows Divide Between Merkel & Trump

Their reactions to a terror attack on a public Christmas market in Berlin show stark differences between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

On Monday, a truck plowed through a crowd in a busy area of central Berlin, killing at least 12 people and injuring 48. Merkel confirmed on Tuesday that German authorities are treating this as a terror attack. In a statement, she said, “It will be solved, in every detail, and it will be punished, as severely as our laws demand.”

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