Trump makes another U-turn, calls Germany's Angela Merkel 'great leader'

Washington DC: Donald Trump is holding German Chancellor Angela Merkel up as a model leader after months of repeatedly railing against her for “ruining Germany” by accepting an influx of refugees from Syria.

Trump was asked Thursday by New England’s NECN to name a world leader he admires. He chose the chancellor. He says he thinks “Merkel is a really great world leader,” but notes he was “very disappointed” by her immigration decisions.

The endorsement marks a rare point of agreement between Trump and rival Hillary Clinton.

She also cited Merkel when asked the same question, praising “her leadership and steadiness on the Euro crisis and her bravery in the face of the refugee crisis.”