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Trump's strained relationship with Angela Merkel and G7 leaders

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is rejecting President Trump's use of outdated German crime numbers to justify his controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy. The president claimed on Twitter Tuesday that crime in Germany was up more than 10 percent "since migrants were accepted." The latest figures show that crime rate actually fell last year. Eurasia Group president and CBS News senior global affairs contributor Ian Bremmer joins "CBS This Morning" from Tokyo to discuss how the president's false claims are part of a growing list of issues between Mr. Trump and some of America's closest allies.
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