Merz

In a remark at the US Department of State, Donald Trump dismantled Germany’s sitting Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz on four axes — immigration, energy, Ukraine, Iran. What is structurally interesting about this remark is not Trump. It is the asymmetry between what he is saying and what is being said about the same matters in the German public discourse.

This morning from Snicklink. Sixty seconds. No further words from me — the clip makes its own point. Your browser can't play the video. Snicklink, "MC Fidi - Keiner mag mich" (German), X.com, 2026-04-29 — original tweet. Listen. Think for yourself.