{"id":313814,"date":"2026-01-30T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-significant-is-merzs-public-criticism-of-donald-trump-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:00:40","slug":"how-significant-is-merzs-public-criticism-of-donald-trump-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-significant-is-merzs-public-criticism-of-donald-trump-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How significant is Merz\u2019s public criticism of Donald Trump? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/24DQjSvXh3k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How significant is Merz\u2019s public criticism of Donald Trump? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24DQjSvXh3k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In a major foreign policy speech, Germany&#8217;s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set out a more assertive vision for Germany&#8217;s global role.  Merz called for unity among European allies amid heightened tensions with the U.S. over Donald Trump&#8217;s threats to take over Greenland.<br \/>\nAddressing parliament, Merz stated that Germany aspires to be part of an agile network of sovereign states while upholding a rules-based order. He emphasized that Germany would not be intimidated by US threats of trade tariffs. Referring to Trump casting doubt on the commitment of NATO allies, Merz said that he would not allow German soldiers who served in Afghanistan to be belittled. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Germany&#8217;s Merz signals tougher foreign policy<br \/>\n2:03 Simon Young | DW Political Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major foreign policy speech, Germany&#8217;s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set out a more assertive vision for Germany&#8217;s global role. 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