Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has already made clear he's no fan of Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has praised US President Donald Trump's plans to supply Ukraine with weapons "on a large ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul believes that Chancellor Friedrich Merz played a major role in shifting US President ...

President Donald Trump, right, meets Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington.

European nations have acted like "free-riders" on the United States when it comes to defense, German Chancellor Friedrich ...

Merz set to talk Ukraine, tariffs with Trump. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington for talks that are likely to call on the new German leader to exert ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed his country's offer to buy Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine with U.S.

In blunt remarks, Merz warned about changing relations with Germany’s longtime ally the United States under President Donald Trump. “It is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly ...

Trump and Merz began by exchanging pleasantries — Merz gave Trump a gold-framed birth certificate of the U.S. president's grandfather Friedrich Trump, who emigrated to America from Kallstadt ...