"He stood up, he put his hand in his pocket... and he took two Starbursts candies out, threw them on the table and said to Merkel, 'Here, Angela. Don't say I never give you anything,” said Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer on ‘CBS This Morning’. He did not clarify if he witnessed the scene first-hand or had someone describe it to him.

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According to Bremmer, the incident happened following a tense discussion between G7 leaders, when the group pressured Trump to sign the G7 joint communique, calling for less tariff barriers and “to fight protectionism.”

The alleged act received criticism and astonishment from many, with the public questioning whether this is acceptable behavior during presidential level negotiations.

Others pointed to the shattering state of relations between Germany and the United States. Following the summit, Trump released a range of controversial tweets criticizing Germany’s rising crime rates – which he linked to migrants – and Merkel’s plummeting popularity.

“The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition. Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!”, Trump posted on his Twitter account Monday.

The Starburst drama apparently ended with Trump’s controversial withdrawal from the joint G7 agreement which was met globally with shock.