Mr. Merz is a tall man. His English is excellent. He comes from the business world. He gave Mr. Trump a copy of Mr. Trump’s grandfather’s German birth certificate.

Merz said that, in their meeting, he “thought he succeeded” in impressing on Trump how German-owned car plants based in the US export as many cars to the rest of the world as BMW, Volkswagen ...

German Chancellor Merz is doing the rounds of US media after his talks with President Trump.. In his interviews, he's been pushing the message that tariffs are bad for Germany, the US and others ...

In his first U.S. visit as chancellor, Friedrich Merz will discuss tariffs and defense concerns with President Trump as he looks to bolster relations while maintaining Germany's position.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. But did Merz get everything he wanted from the talks?

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

1:50 Germany pledges to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missiles German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he ...

In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.

06/04/2025 June 4, 2025. Will German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convince US President Donald Trump to be a reliable partner to Europe? Expectations are high for Merz's first visit to Washington.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the US to apply more pressure on Russia to end its three-year-old war on Ukraine. “You know that we gave support to Ukraine and that we are looking ...

Merz will Eklat beim Treffen mit Trump in Washington, DC, vermeiden Update, 10.30 Uhr: Das Thema Meinungsfreiheit dürfte beim Treffen zwischen Merz und Trump am ehesten Eskalationspotenzial haben.

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz papered over their differences, especially concerning the war in Ukraine, during their first face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on ...