German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference
Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”
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Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”
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Some officials at Europe’s most influential security summit are hoping for a reprieve from President Trump’s blunt-force diplomacy. Others fear new disdain and recriminations.