{"id":341510,"date":"2026-05-07T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-donald-trump-breaking-up-with-friedrich-merz-berlin-briefing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:48","slug":"is-donald-trump-breaking-up-with-friedrich-merz-berlin-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-donald-trump-breaking-up-with-friedrich-merz-berlin-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Donald Trump breaking up with Friedrich Merz?! | Berlin Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5f7DHcWoCwI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Donald Trump breaking up with Friedrich Merz?! | Berlin Briefing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5f7DHcWoCwI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is the relationship between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump on the rocks?!. Is the exchange of political fire that saw Merz describe the US as \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran \u2013 and Trump respond with troop withdrawals and tariffs \u2013 just a blip? Or could this become a transatlantic relationship meltdown? Berlin Briefing Co-Hosts Nina Haase and Michaela K\u00fcfner welcome DW\u2019s Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl in the Berlin Briefing studio to analyse Trump\u2019s latest blows against Germany. Together they evaluate how this tension could further harm Merz\u2019 political record. 12 months into his first term the German Chancellor has hit rock bottom in the polls \u2013 can he bounce back?<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:05 One year<br \/>\n03:16 Trump\u2013Merz<br \/>\n06:07 Phone call?!?<br \/>\n07:55 US troops &amp; Missiles<br \/>\n10:54 Iran war<br \/>\n14:07 \u201cNo strategy\u201d<br \/>\n19:58 The economy, s****d!<br \/>\n25:35 That \u201cFirewall\u201d<br \/>\n28:25 far right AfD<br \/>\n33:28 Predictions<br \/>\n35:30 End<\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/newsletter-registration\/a-15718229<\/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>Is the relationship between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump on the rocks?!. Is the exchange of political fire that saw Merz describe the US as \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran \u2013 and Trump respond with troop withdrawals and tariffs \u2013 just a blip? Or could this become a transatlantic relationship meltdown? 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