Is Germany turning against the United States? | DW News

Germany's next likely chancellor says Europe must be independent of the US and boost its own defenses.  Friedrich Merz just won Germany's general election and looks set to strike a totaly different tone in transatlantic relations.  Merz says he does not believe US President Donald Trump cares about Europe.  

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