a delicate visit taking place while president trump spoke at a holocaust rememberance back in washington. the president spoke with angela merkel on the eve of her trip and she will cap the day by dining with the german leader, an opportunity, no doubt, to make an impression on her father's behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. now, whether or not this trip from ivanka trump has helped smooth things over with angela merkel and the german people for her father and his witt it, certainly a smart move by the german leader to bring ivanka into these conversations on the global stage and we'll see what happens when president trump gets here to europe in may. back to you, jake. >> all right. kate bennett live for us in berlin, germany. thank you so much. that is it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i will be back again today this evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern for a special primetime edition of "the lead" that we're doing all week. it's marking president trump's first 100 days in office.