Remarks by President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel in Joint Press Conference, May 2, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014 – 12:07 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, good morning, everybody.  It is always a great pleasure to welcome my friend Chancellor Merkel to the White House.  Germany is one of our strongest allies, and Angela is one of my closest partners.  And with her indulgence, I want to start by making two brief comments.

First, as President, my top priority is doing everything that we can to create more jobs and…