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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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the Trump NATO spat 32% day-one doctor's note 24% Patriots for Zelensky 16% the reform package 10% everything else 18%
#1
Merz to Trump: our defense bill is not up for your comedy hour

Trump calls Germany's NATO spending 'ridiculous'; Merz picks a fight and doesn't blink.

Merz defended Germany's NATO spending after Trump called it 'ridiculous'.

Al Jazeera · 2026-07-03
our translation

he wants europe to see a chancellor who can stand up to washington and still ask for the patriots. tough at the mic, useful at the summit.

nato summit approachingvery sure · 8 sources
#2
No more phoning it in: Germany wants a doctor's note from hour one
just made it officialvery sure · 5 sources
#3
Zelensky wants Patriots, and Merz is the one taking the call
call landed this weekendpretty sure · 6 sources
#4
A 34-point reset: tax, pensions and the German work ethic all on the table
coalition just agreed itpretty sure · 3 sources
monday, july 6
Rehearse the NATO summit spending speech so it sounds less like a Trump rebuttal(on the schedule)
Draft the polite version of 'no comment' for the next Trump defense-budget jab(safe bet)
Return Zelensky's follow-up before the summit and count the spare Patriot batteries(reported)
Ask an aide whether 'good years ahead' is landing while the polls slide toward AfD(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Merz is set to discuss Germany's defense spending at the NATO summit.

news.google.com · 2026-07-06

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