{"id":352951,"date":"2026-06-16T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-chancellor-merz-gifts-trump-football-shirt-at-g7\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:00:31","slug":"german-chancellor-merz-gifts-trump-football-shirt-at-g7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-chancellor-merz-gifts-trump-football-shirt-at-g7\/","title":{"rendered":"German chancellor Merz gifts Trump football shirt at G7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5RQZFgl1YyA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"German chancellor Merz gifts Trump football shirt at G7\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RQZFgl1YyA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, gave Donald Trump a German national team football shirt as the leaders of the G7 gathered on Tuesday to discuss Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>The shirt was printed with Trump\u2019s name and the number 47 on the back, a reference to him being the 47th US president. 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