NSTworld: Die Welt reported that Trump had offered “a billion dollars” to secure the vaccine “only for the UnitedStates.” coronavirus covid19 Germany CureVac
“Germany is not for sale,” economy minister Peter Altmaier told broadcaster ARD, reacting to a front page report in Welt am Sonntag newspaper headlined “Trump vs Berlin.”
Citing sources close to the German government, Die Welt reported that Trump had offered “a billion dollars” to secure the vaccine “only for the United States.” “I can only say that I have heard several times today from government officials today that this is the case, and we will be discussing it in the crisis committee tomorrow,” he said.“International cooperation is important now, not national self-interest,” said Erwin Rueddel, a conservative lawmaker on the German parliament’s health committee.“Obviously Trump will use any means available in an election campaign,” he said.
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