by Nomad
Imagine this news story in 2017.
In his first week at the White House, President Trump created a diplomatic firestorm after tweeting remarks about the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel.
His tweet, posted at 2 am last Friday, labeled Merkel a "fat pig." A follow-up comment a few minutes later claimed that Merkel "reeks of sauerkraut and bratwurst."
The US ambassador Ben Carson was summoned to the Palais Schaumburg in Bonn for an explanation. An unnamed German official close to Merkel said that the remark was both "disrespectful and highly damaging" to US-German relations.
When confronted by the press this morning, President Trump was nonchalant about the incident, telling reporters that he was just letting off steam and there was nothing to apologize for.
"We have a great working relationship. Merkel loves me. We joke all the time about her body odor problem. And let me say this. You'd never know it by that unhappy face of hers, but Angela actually has a great sense of humor. "
Secretary of State Sarah Palin dismissed the controversy,
calling it another "lamestream media conspiracy" to "oblisterate"
the "reputation of the leader of the most freest nation in the world."
After only 7 days in office, this incident comes fast on the
heels of last Monday's remarks in which he called Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
"a scary peep-squeak" and a "closet fairy."
In response, Putin has ordered the return of all of its diplomats and the closing of the Russian embassy in Washington until President Trump formally apologizes.