MSNBC: Trump Calls Merkel ‘Most Important Leader’ in Europe but She Made ‘Catastrophic Mistake’

BRZEZINSKI: "Responding to Trump’s 'Times of London' interview in which he called the NATO alliance obsolete, German chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters yesterday that she was already aware of Trump’s positions and said, quote, 'I think we Europeans have our fate in our own hands,' adding, 'I’m personally going to wait until the American president takes office. Then we will naturally work with him on all levels.' But Trump had also praised Merkel plenty of times in that interview with the 'Times of London.' When asked who is the most important leader in Europe, Trump responded, 'I would say Merkel is by far the most important leader because you look at the U.K. and you look at the European union, it’s Germany.' He also said. 'I have great respect for her. I felt she was a great, great leader. I think she made one very catastrophic mistake, and that was taking all these illegals, you know, taking all the people from wherever they come. Nobody really knows where they come from.'"