DC: U.S. President Trump Hosts German Chancellor Merz for Bilateral Meeting at White House German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on March 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Trump is meeting with the German Chancellor just days after the U.S. and Israel launched widespread attacks on Iran, killing Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior leaders in air strikes across the region.