Trump, Merz and the future of the US-German friendship

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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Here’s hoping the next German chancellor can handle enmity from a Trump-Putin entente - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

BERLIN — Shortly after the German election polls closed Sunday, Elon Musk placed a congratulatory call — but not to conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who will become Germany’s next chancellor.

Welt

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The last thing Friedrich Merz needs now is a confrontation with the United States, which can be prevented – through fewer tariffs and a common US-EU trade strategy against China. A proposal for a transatlantic win-win situation.

n-tv.de

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Donald Trump wants more Chevrolets and Fords to be on German roads. Mercedes is supposed to disappear from New York's Fifth Avenue. For years, the US president has been fixated on German cars. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks of "obsessiveness".

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Friedrich Merz looks pessimistically at the US, but believes in the strength of Europe. A conversation about the second turn of the century, the pressure on the future government – and his plans for Germany.

fr.de

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As Chancellor, Friedrich Merz will have to deal primarily with Donald Trump. The US President is already seeing his advantage.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, nothing is safe, not even the protection of US nuclear weapons. Friedrich Merz now wants a European solution – but is there?