president biden bid farewell to angela merkel who made her final visit to the white house before she's set to step down in september. >> chancellor merkel has been here frequently over the past 16 years. as a matter of fact, she knows oval office as well as i. do madam chancellor, i know that the partnership between germany and the united states will continue to grow stronger on the foundation that you have helped to build. on a personal note, i must tell you, i'll miss seeing you at our summits, i truly will. >> the relationship between biden and merkel is a stark contrast from the german chancellor's relationship with the former president donald trump. merkel was famously photographed standing over trump who had his arms crossed at the g7 summit in 2018. ah, that picture. there was this moment in 2017 when the former president appeared to snub her after reporters asked about a handshake between the two