When Donald Trump encountered Angela Merkel in 2017, he inquired about the factors contributing to her success.
Merkel responded, “The secret is having smart individuals around you.”
Intrigued, Trump queried, “How can you tell if someone is genuinely intelligent? ”
“I can demonstrate,” she replied.
She then dialed Wolfgang Schäuble.
“Mr. Schäuble,” she stated, “a quick question: who is your father’s son, if not your brother? ”
Without any delay, Schäuble answered, “That would be me.”
Merkel beamed and said, “That’s my method of evaluating people. ”
Trump was impressed and resolved to give it a shot himself.
The next day, he contacted his vice president, Mike Pence, posing the same question:
“Who is your father’s son, but isn’t your brother? ”
Pence appeared confused. He replied, “Let me think about this and get back to you.”
Still uncertain, Pence called Barack Obama to discuss the riddle.
Obama confidently responded, “It’s me.”
Thrilled, Pence returned to Trump the next day and proclaimed, “I figured it out — the answer is Barack Obama! ”
Trump retorted, “No, you’re mistaken — it’s Wolfgang Schäuble! ”
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