Germany's Chancellor Raises Questions About Obama's Plans For a Campaign Event

Gate Crasher

(Fox News) - Barack Obama is looking into giving a campaign speech at Germany's historic Brandenburg Gate. The Berlin monument was the backdrop for speeches supporting German freedom by Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and Clinton. But all three were already president.

Thomas Steg, spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says she has voiced "great skepticism as to whether it is appropriate to bring an election campaign being fought not in Germany — but in the United States — to the Brandenburg Gate."

"No German chancellor candidate would think of using Washington's National Mall or Red Square in Moscow for rallies, because it would be considered inappropriate."

But the spokesman says permission to use the venue is not a matter for Chancellor Merkel, but for Berlin city authorities.