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Trump accuses a reporter of reading fake news:

Trump: "As far as wiretapping by this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps."

There was also an awkward moment at the press spray:

Headline-grabbing moments from the Trump-Merkel presser

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<p>Trump accuses a reporter of reading fake news:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="0ddf8267-fdab-49b8-91ec-0e7c1181ef2f"><a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/842805480187744256"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p>Trump: &quot;As far as wiretapping by this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps.&quot;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="0ddf8267-fdab-49b8-91ec-0e7c1181ef2f"><a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/842807651318857728"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p>There was also an awkward moment at the press spray:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="0ddf8267-fdab-49b8-91ec-0e7c1181ef2f"><a href="https://twitter.com/axios/status/842813324559630336"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Headline-grabbing moments from the Trump-Merkel presser

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