Merkel ally: Bavarian governor acting like 'bonsai Trump'
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The leader of Germany's center-left Social Democrats says the conservative governor of Bavaria is acting like a "bonsai Trump" amid a deepening spat within the government over its migration policy.
Andrea Nahles, whose party is a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition, said Friday that a unilateral decision by Germany to send some refugees back to neighboring countries would risk causing a split within the European Union.
Nahles accused Bavarian governor Markus Soeder and his party colleague Horst Seehofer — Germany's interior minister — of "taking all of Germany and Europe hostage" by suggesting they'll send police to the border to turn back migrants who have registered as refugees in other European countries.
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Merkel also rejects the idea, saying any move must be coordinated with fellow EU government first.