Merkel to Trump: Falling German crime stats 'speak for themselves'
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel coolly rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that migrants were behind a surge in crime in Germany, pointing to statistics that showed crime was in fact down.