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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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the Trump NATO spat 30% Patriots for Zelensky 22% day-one doctor's note 16% AfD still leads the polls 12% · neweverything else 20%
#1
Merz tells Trump his NATO numbers are stale

Merz corrected Trump's spending figures and reorganized NATO's eastern flank in the same week.

Merz rebuked a Trump jab over defense spending at a Baltic event.

DW.com · 2026-07-04
our translation

he's not just defending the budget anymore, he's rewriting the map to prove the point

corrected Trump's own numbersvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Zelensky calls again, an ally calls Merz cautious
ally publicly flagged his cautionpretty sure · 3 sources
#3
No more calling in sick by phone
phone sick-notes scrapped this weekvery sure · 3 sources
#4
Coalition slips as AfD holds the top spot
new — new poll dropped this weekpretty sure · 1 source
tuesday, july 7
Field another Zelensky call on Patriot deliveries(safe bet)
Keep defending NATO spending figures against Trump(safe bet)
Manage coalition fallout from the new AfD poll(reported)

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

The source

Field another Zelensky call on Patriot deliveries

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