Washington, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, saying Merz should focus on trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war and spend less time interfering with efforts to tackle what Trump called the Iran nuclear threat.
Truth Social post targets Merz
Trump made the remarks in a post on Truth Social after he and Merz had sparred in recent days over the war in Iran.
Exchange follows comments on Iran talks
On Tuesday, Trump said Merz did not know what he was talking about after the German leader said the Iranians were humiliating the United States in talks to end the two-month-old war.
Trump cites Russia-Ukraine war and German domestic issues
In his Thursday post, Trump said the German chancellor should spend more time on ending the war with Russia and Ukraine, saying Merz had been totally ineffective, and on fixing Germany, including immigration and energy, and less time on interfering with those addressing the Iran nuclear threat.
How do you assess the impact of this exchange on U.S.-Germany relations?