Former President Donald Trump launched a public rebuke against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, urging the European leader to prioritize ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict rather than meddling in efforts to address Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
The confrontation between Trump and Merz has escalated in recent days over Iran-related matters. Earlier this week, Trump dismissed Merz’s understanding of the situation after the German chancellor claimed that Iranian forces were embarrassing the United States during negotiations to conclude the two-month conflict.
Trump delivered his sharp response through a post on his Truth Social platform.
“The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!” Trump stated.
