Trump again criticizes German Chancellor Merkel, telling him to fix his "broken country"
U.S. President Donald Trump has again criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merkel, telling him to focus on "fixing his broken country" and trying to end the Russo-Ukrainian war, and to spend less time "meddling" in Iran.
TL;DR
- Trump urged German Chancellor Merkel to focus on domestic issues like immigration and energy and to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Trump advised Merkel to spend less time interfering with Iran.
- The criticism follows Trump's suggestion of potentially reducing U.S. troops in Germany.
- German officials stated that threats of U.S. troop withdrawal are not new and that Germany is preparing for changes.
- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul noted that presidents like Biden, Obama, and Clinton have also made similar statements about troop movements.