Merkel pushes back against renewed Trump criticism of surplus

Merkel pushes back against renewed Trump criticism of surplus
MoreBy Andreas Rinke
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back on Friday against renewed criticism of Germany’s trade surplus from U.S. President Donald Trump, who told EU officials Germany was “very bad” on trade and suggested it was selling too many cars in the United States.
Merkel told reporters she had explained to Trump during a G7 summit in Sicily that the surplus was due in part