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Leaked memo reveals alarming German warnings over Trump


Michaelis describes Trump’s imaginative and prescient as one centered on the “most focus of energy with the president on the expense of Congress and the [U.S.] states.” According to the doc, key democratic establishments, together with the legislature, regulation enforcement and the media, threat an erosion of their independence and might be “misused as a political arm.” 

The memo additionally highlights the involvement of Big Tech firms, which Michaelis claims might be granted “co-governing energy.”

Publicly, Germany’s overseas ministry has taken a cautious tone, acknowledging the democratic alternative of U.S. voters and expressing a willingness to work with the Trump authorities. The ministry hasn’t responded to a request from POLITICO for touch upon the leaked memorandum.

“We will work carefully with the brand new U.S. administration within the pursuits of Germany and Europe,” the ministry mentioned in a press release to Reuters.

The ambassador’s inside evaluation is way extra essential. A lingering unease inside Berlin in regards to the broader implications of Trump’s home insurance policies might sign a turbulent starting for U.S.-German relations underneath the interim authorities led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and Baerbock’s Green Party.

This unease isn’t new — Trump’s first time period noticed contentious disputes over commerce tariffs and Germany’s failure to satisfy NATO targets for protection spending. The warning from Michaelis suggests the stakes are actually even greater.

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