Merkel on Trump: ‘We Have This Here,’ People Not Being ‘Nice’ to Immigrants

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
"Look at the history of the printing press, when this was invented what sort of consequences this had or industrialization, what sort of consequences that had. Very often it led to enormous transformational processes within individual societies. It took a while until societies learned how to find the right kind of policies to contain this and to manage and steer this. And I think we live in a period of profound transformation. Very similar to when we had a transition from agricultural societies to industrial societies. Now, when we, for example, see shifts of huge production lines from certain areas to other countries, people tend to ask the question where's my place in this modern world. We have this here, this tendency in our country, we have it in other countries. Trying to keep a society together. Trying to keep the older and younger people together. Trying to keep those who live in rural areas together with those who live in cities is one of the most important and most noble tasks of politicians these days. Trying to see to it each and every one can find his or her place. Those who are -- belong purportedly to certain groups say we are the people and not the others. That is something we cannot allow to happen."