German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivering a speech criticizing the US social climate at an event in Würzburg.
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Merz kritiserer det sociale klima i USA

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Forbundskansler Friedrich Merz brugte usædvanligt klare ord om situationen i USA ved Katholikentag i Würzburg. Han udtrykte tvivl om, hvorvidt han ville anbefale sine børn at uddanne sig eller arbejde der.

Forbundskansler Friedrich Merz talte fredag ved Katholikentag i Würzburg om USA. Han sagde: "Jeg er en stor beundrer af Amerika. Min beundring stiger ikke i øjeblikket." Merz tilføjede, at han ikke længere ville anbefale sine børn at tage til USA for at uddanne sig eller arbejde der.

Den tidligere amerikanske ambassadør Richard Grenell reagerede på platformen X og beskrev Merz som en leder uden strategi. Ikke desto mindre holdt Merz en telefonsamtale med USA's præsident Donald Trump, som sidstnævnte foretog på sin hjemrejse fra Kina. Det annoncerede Merz fredag på X.

Merz havde kritiseret Trump adskillige gange i løbet af de seneste måneder og blev til gengæld angrebet fra Trumps lejr.

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De første reaktioner på X til Merz' bemærkninger ved Katholikentag spænder fra neutrale referater, der citerer hans bekymringer om det sociale klima i USA, til kritik af, at hans direkte facon skader Tyskland, samt skeptiske holdninger, der stiller spørgsmålstegn ved hans konsekvens eller den pludselige ændring i forholdene i USA.

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