Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's defense minister, is nominated to become president of the European Commission, which is negotiating with President Donald Trump over trade.
If U.S. President Donald Trump hoped his dealings with the European Union will become easier when the president of its Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, steps down, then there's bad news.
Von der Leyen, 60, has been a stalwart in the governments of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with who Trump has had a difficult relationship. Merkel endorsed von der Leyen for EU Commission president, though for domestic political reasons abstained in the actual vote.
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