Trump’s wild comment about Germany’s defeat in World War II betrays a weak understanding of world history, framing the Nazis as simply a German political party and not a genocidal regime responsible for the murder of six million Jewish people, and millions of others.

President Donald Trump made a joke when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a point about how, like with D-Day in 1944, the U.S. is in a position to alter the balance of a major war in Europe. "That was not a pleasant day for you!

Donald Trump was corrected by the German Chancellor after committing an embarrassing gaffe on the eve of the D-day anniversary. Friedrich Merz was meeting with the US President at the White House to discuss the Russia - Ukraine war and trade.