His factual points on immigration and energy, unfortunately, is not incorrect.
Ironically, it was CDU with Merkel who both insisted they could handle it and shut down the first nuclear plants in her love for Putin and Russian gas, even though the tipping point was a German fear for tsunamis.
The funny thing is the winning party doesn't even have 'conservative' in its name. It's a union of moderate Christian Democrats. More like centre-right .
“Look at these recent interventions into Germany by Mr. Elon Musk. Interventions from DC are no less dramatic, drastic & brazen than those from Moscow. We are massively under pressure from two sides.” — Friedrich Merz
The guy is talking to his voters, selling them a win instead of admitting defeat.
When Americans in general (MAGA people in particular) see the word "conservative" they equate it to the reactionary politics of the Republicans since they know nothing about European Christian Democrats.
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Ironically, it was CDU with Merkel who both insisted they could handle it and shut down the first nuclear plants in her love for Putin and Russian gas, even though the tipping point was a German fear for tsunamis.
The interference in the German elections by Elon Musk and Washington was "no less radical and outrageous than that of Moscow
CDU/CSU candidate Merz slams Trump and Musk, says Europe needs independence.
Deutsche Welle.
I find it mind boggling that MAGA voters find this looser intelligent let alone competent.
The idea that there is more than one strain of conservative politics has evaporated from the US, and probably never existed in Trump's brain at all.
AOC and Bernie are, imo, social democrats. Nothing socialist about their policies.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-chancellor-frontrunner-merz-says-us-could-slide-into-populist-2025-02-20/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/21/7499447/
When Americans in general (MAGA people in particular) see the word "conservative" they equate it to the reactionary politics of the Republicans since they know nothing about European Christian Democrats.