The two leaders met at the White House on Thursday as they work to keep the U.S. on board with Western support for Ukraine, while helping to minimize trade tensions that present a risk to Germany’s economy.

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!