www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w... "Throughout the war in Iran, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, did all he could to keep President Trump happy. This week, Mr. Merz appeared to lose patience."
"Fallout from President Trump’s war with Iran has made it harder for foreign leaders to stick to...choose between appeasing the president or their own voters, & they aren’t picking Mr. Trump."
Trump’s Clash With Merz Shows It’s Hard to Stay Friends With the President www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
Fallout from #tRump’s Iran war has made it harder for foreign leaders to stick to their playbook for currying favor with him. They are increasingly finding they must choose between appeasing the president or their own voters, and they aren’t picking #tRump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
He may be Germany's most unpopular chancellor, but criticizing Trump puts him with the majority.The US is signaling to powers like Russia that the world is fair game. Europe is closing ranks, not out of enthusiasm, but necessity. This isn't a rift between allies. It's a tectonic shift.
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