Merz said he used a subsequent lunch meeting with Trump to defend the German car industry, a large exporter to the US. He underlined the complexity of supply chains, explaining that many German ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was dramatically overshadowed by the U.S.

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to Washington prepared to withstand an Oval Office meltdown. The one that unfolded ...

The German chancellor had come to Washington hoping to persuade President Trump to play a more active role in defending ...

President Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will take place amid a backdrop of tensions between the U.S.