Merz is trying to undo the damage that he brought upon his own country.

We have been reporting here on TGP about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s offensive comments about the US military strikes on Iran, and how President Donald J. Trump reacted to the slight by announcing substantial cuts in the number of American troops in Germany.

The United States is and will remain Germany‘s most important partner in the North Atlantic Alliance. We share a common goal: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.

— Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (@bundeskanzler)May 3, 2026

Trump SCRAPS decision to put Tomahawk missiles in Germany

Chancellor Merz MOCKS US: Americans don’t have ENOUGH missiles themselvespic.twitter.com/X720Td9ebI

“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that ‌President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, but stressed there was no link between their rift and a planned troop drawdown.

Merz​dismissed suggestions that his criticism of U.S. war planning in Iran had​sparked Washington’s Friday announcement that the U.S. would reduce its military presence in⁠Germany, its largest European base, by 5,000 soldiers, and repeated his commitment to​the transatlantic alliance.”

🚫 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says US will not deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany for now, citing limited US capacity

🗣️ ‘Americans don’t have enough for themselves right now … there is virtually no possibility of the US supplying weapons systems of this kind,’…pic.twitter.com/TqIF3C8J9y

Source: The Gateway Pundit