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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief rival, Social Democrat Martin Schulz, slammed US President Donald Trump and said he still stands a chance to win the election despite polls showing him trailing six weeks ahead of
the contest.
Schulz said he wouldn’t criticize Merkel’s approach to a possible nuclear conflict over North Korea, saying German political parties should stand together. Instead, he turned his ire to Trump, saying the US leader was responsible for sowing chaos at home and abroad, referring to a white nationalists’ demonstration in Virginia over the weekend.
“I certainly won’t exploit a crisis that this completely irresponsible man in the White House has produced, both in
the US — take a look at these Nazi demonstrations — as
well on the international level,†Schulz told broadcaster ZDF
on Sunday.
Schulz, whose Social Democrats are more than 15 points behind Merkel’s Christian Democratic-led bloc in most polls,
also echoed the chancellor in criticizing German carmakers for a diesel-cheating scandal and failing to invest sufficiently in new technologies.
“The irresponsible managers of the auto industry should take on responsibility,†Schulz said, defending an agreement shepherded by the government this month in which the carmakers will upgrade newer diesel cars and offer trade-in rebates on older models.