German Chancellor Lashes Out at the United States Again
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The SPD's managing director in the Bundestag, Wiese, warns of a further deterioration of German-American relations.
The US and Germany are not at their best. The war in Iran, the tariff policy and Trump’s criticisms of their NATO partners have significantly deteriorated relations between the two countries, which became worse when the US president announced the withdrawal of at least 5,000 soldiers from Washington’s bases in Germany. The last words spoken by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz further fuel that current disagreement between the two governments. At…
Chancellor Merz again irritated with negative statements about the US and talked about his admiration for the country. "I only shook my head, according to US journalist Erik Kirschbaum.
At the end of April, Friedrich Merz angered the US president by saying that Iran was humiliating them. Less than a month later, the German chancellor once again painted America in a bad light: he would not recommend that young Germans study or plan to work in the United States. His statement provoked angry reactions overseas and from AfD circles.
Relations between the United States and Germany are already chilly.
Last month, Merz's comments led to Trump threatening to withdraw troops from Germany.
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