Again, I imagine most Americans don’t realize just how badly you have to *#^% up, as an 🇺🇸 President, to get a 🇩🇪 Christian Democratic Chancellor - least of all <Friedrich Merz> - to say stuff like this. Epic, needless squandering of the goodwill of another essential ally. bsky.app/profile/mcop... - ThreadSky

mcopelov.bsky.social • 15 hours ago

Again, I imagine most Americans don’t realize just how badly you have to *#^% up, as an 🇺🇸 President, to get a 🇩🇪 Christian Democratic Chancellor - least of all - to say stuff like this. Epic, needless squandering of the goodwill of another essential ally.

https://bsky.app/profile/mcopelov.bsky.social/post/3liuzrvdrdk2x

Reposted from Gregory Daco

Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US

Germany’s Merz: « And it must be an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we actually achieve independence from the USA »

on.ft.com/3EMQ5uI

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camplink.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Isn't this what Trump wanted?

stefwalter.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Also remarkable (from the UK):

pandorascreams.bsky.social•9 hours ago

This ashamed and embarrassed American is cheering him on.

unthank.bsky.social•6 hours ago

We still love you Ruth 🥰

feartomorrow.bsky.social•14 hours ago

purposeful burning of all bridges
I don't think intelligentsia realize how badly it already is
unconnected Money sure hasn't yet

gg america, we had a good run

will99.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thinking Trump has messed up as an 🇺🇸 President only makes sense if you assume 🇺🇸 is a democracy and should be on the side of other democracies. That is a mistake - Trumps 🇺🇸 is fascist and so it is on the side of other fascists. This is deliberate - fascists hate democratic Europe.

joelw762.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Given the restrictions on Germany's deficit spending, how able is he going to be to put this into action?

ianford.bsky.social•15 hours ago

This is all on Trump and MAGA - they are turning supporters of the Transatlantic alliance against them. The MAGA stuff is completely contradictory to their political values.
https://bsky.app/profile/aphclarkson.bsky.social/post/3liwemdp5os2y

familiaralien.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Honestly I'm hoping my country does more of this too. I mean I know regular Canadians are turning their nose up to American products but Canada itself needs to start investing harder in alternatives to American shit (including non physical American shit like ya know... digital spaces and such).

stathiosb.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I am not a fan of the CDU, though they sometimes outshine the American Democratic Party; but Merz is absolutely right and the urgency of this issue cannot be overstated. Two thumbs up for Merz saying this & saying it at this moment.

taormint.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Next time a MAGA voter goes on their European vacation, I hope they get a harsh reality check. So horrifying.

janavs.bsky.social•1 hour ago

The day that Germany became Gaullist, and the French tried to salvage Atlanticism. Remarkable and infuriating.

grahamiancummins.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The only lens that makes any sense of this administration is that their objective is the destruction of US power and state capacity. They hate the US government so intensely that they will sacrifice anything to damage it.

So: Epic, but not needless relative to their goals. It's their point.

moongirlsusie.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I don't blame him. I still consider Germany to be my friend.
Magaturds are anything but.

nghs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

If there’s a bright side, Europe (& Germany in particular) now has the opportunity to rebuild its manufacturing base via defence industries

They should be doing everything in their power to buy European & not from the US

Same goes for the rest of the world really

billnestor.bsky.social•6 hours ago

You got that right!!

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