Berlusconi family newspaper calls Merkel the Fourth Reich

Today’s Il Giornale headline “Quarto Reich” is accompanied by a picture of the German Chancellor.

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IL GIORNALE, a Berlusconi family-owned newspaper, has referred to Angela Merkel as the Fourth Reich.

Business Insider reports that the Italian newspaper, technically owned by Silvio’s brothers, features the headline “Quarto Reich”.

A picture of German Chancellor, featuring a less than flattering hand gesture, is the accompanying picture.

The Milan-based daily is considered to be very conservative and nationalistic.

(Image via Twitter/@fgoria)

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