January 16, 2017 - Inauguration week begins with Trump slamming Merkel

Jan 16, 2017, 01:33 PM

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5 days away from the inauguration, and Donald Trump opened a broadside against German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling her policies on admitting migrants a "very catastrophic mistake". Simon's preview of the week ahead aired on radio stations worldwide.

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