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While angela merkel did manage to win a fourth term in 2017, her popularity was waning and she announced she would not seek a fifth one. still, the challenges kept coming. with the election of donald trump as u.s. president in 2016 and trump's alienation of many of the u.s.'s allies, merkel, a quantum chemist, often appeared stunned by some of the u.s. president's remarks. >> i have german in my blood. i'll be there. >> reporter: angela merkel led germany through the pandemic, but her party support collapsed in the final months of her chancellor ship. her christian democratic party lost the 20...