The German leader reiterated the main thrust of her remarks on Tuesday, saying the "current situation" gives Europe more reasons "to take our destiny into our own hands".
"The Germans are bad, very bad", Mr. Trump had told European Union leaders last week, according to reports in the German press."See the millions of cars they sell in the US, terrible".
"The times in which we could rely fully on others - they are somewhat over", she added during, it should be noted, a campaign rally.
Speaking at a news briefing on Tuesday after Trump intensified a dispute with Germany by calling Berlin's trade and spending policies "very bad", White House spokesman Sean Spicer looked to cool rising tensions. Germany's Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel also blasted the U.S., saying the Trump administration's "short-sighted policies. stand against the interest of the European Union". His latest rant is likely to only fan the flames of anti-Trump feeling in Germany and its neighbors in the EU. President Trump tweeted Saturday morning.
Trump's tweet showed the deterioration of links with a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally, yet his timing also highlighted Germany's web of relations with global partners who broadly share Merkel's free-trade outlook and conviction on combating climate change.
"[Trump] said they're very bad on trade, but he doesn't have a problem with Germany", White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said last week.
"They continue to grow the bond that they had during their talks in the G-7", Spicer said, referring to a summit Trump attended with world leaders last week.
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Angela Merkel and Donald Trump at the G7 summit.
Research director Daniela Schwarzer of the German Council of Foreign Relations in Berlin asserted that Trump had alienated Germany and other US allies during the G-7 summit.
Highlighting Canada's strong political and trade ties to Europe, Trudeau said: "We will always work together and highlight the shared values that are equally important on both sides of the Atlantic, including in the United States".
The visit by Asian leaders in quick succession have led to the western media calling it an "Asian pivot" to Europe and Germany, the most important pillar of the European Union now that Britain was preparing to exit the largest single market.
She said, "The time when Europe could exclusively rely on others is somewhat in the past".
Others are glad to see Trump call Germany to account.
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