On CNN's “News Central” on Monday, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that President-elect Donald Trump is fascinated by the power of dictators.
Amanpour asked. “I distinctly remember when Donald Trump was first elected, you were the only person who actually welcomed his election with conditions. In other words, we supported mutual values, democracy, It's based on respect and observance of freedom, diversity, the rule of law, human rights, etc. And I just wonder, did you think he actually acted that way? And especially since you said he was clearly fascinated by the Russian president. “In subsequent years, I got the distinct impression that he was fascinated by politicians with an autocratic and autocratic character.” How did that manifest itself for you?
“In the way we talk about President Putin and the way we talk about the North Korean president, obviously apart from the critical statements he has made, there is always a certain fascination with the sheer power that these people have,” Merkel said. There was,” he said. You can do it. So my impression has always been that he dreamed of actually overriding all the parliamentary institutions that he felt were in his way in some sense, and that he wanted to decide things himself. That's what it means. And in a democracy, you cannot reconcile that with democratic values. ”
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