london u.s. secretary state john kerry say monday inappropriate donald trump brand german chancellor angela merkel refugee policy catastrophic mistake think frankly inappropriate president-elect unite state step politics countries quite direct manner kerry tell cnn christiane amanpour one-day visit london last week obama administration speak friday responsible relationship trump swear president friday say joint interview bild newspaper time london respect merkel criticize stance refugees allow wave million refugees germany merkel face tough re-election battle september think careful suggest one strong leaders europe important players respect head make one mistake another think appropriate us comment kerry say reject trump description merkel refugee policy catastrophic think extremely courageous think amount characterization kerry say problems everybody problems challenge respond big nation great nation west value principles important respect care people distress add unite state admit far few syrian refugees ally germany trump say violent militants could enter country pose refugees cnn interview come day kerry attend one-day conference 70 nations paris israeli-palestinian peace conference reaffirm two-state solution could resolve conflict warn unilateral step either side could prejudge negotiations trump say resolve conflict priority administration suggest son-in-law jar kushner could help broke peace deal israelis palestinians kerry try nine months forge agreement two side welcome trump efforts push back suggestion obama administration blame failure clinch deal leaders two countries involve ... fail come table reach agreement lead horse water make drink lot lead lot water kerry say 's inappropriate trump step german politics