Frederick Meyers
Appearances
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
I would not have believed that I would have to say something like this on a TV program. But at the latest, after last week's statements by Donald Trump, it's clear that the Americans, at least this part of the American government, are largely indifferent to Europe's fate. I am very curious about how we will approach the NATO summit at the end of June. Head towards June.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
whether we will still be talking about NATO in its current state, or if we need to establish independent European defence capabilities much more quickly. So that has absolute priority for me. And I have absolutely no illusions about what is happening from America.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
look at what mr elon musk has done recently in terms of interventions in the german elections that is an unprecedented event so the interventions from washington were no less dramatic and drastic and ultimately brazen than the interventions we had from moscow still seen so we are under such massive pressure from two sides that my absolute priority now truly is to establish unity in europe
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
We, the CDU and the CSU, the union, we won this federal election in 2025. Thank you very much for the trust you have placed in us and in me personally. I am aware of the responsibility. I am also aware of the magnitude of the task that now lies ahead of us. I approach this with the utmost respect, and I know it will not be easy. We led a very tough election campaign.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
This campaign was nevertheless very necessary, including the debate on the important and major issues of our country, such as economic policy, migration, foreign and security policy, and internal security. But now we will talk with each other, and above all, It is about reestablishing a capable government in Germany as quickly as possible.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
The world out there is not waiting for us and it is not waiting for lengthy coalition talks and negotiations either. We must quickly become capable of taking action again so that we can do the right thing domestically, be present in Europe and be noticed in the world. Germany will be reliably governed again. And that is what the union stands for.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
That is what we stand for and what I personally stand for.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
Play this clip. The absolute priority from my point of view is that the Europeans communicate and are united among themselves. Currently the larger part of European politics without Germany.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
New German Chancellor Rips Trump in Acceptance Speech
It has of course something to do with the election campaign and also now this interim phase, but I am in close communication with many prime ministers, heads of state and government leaders of the European Union. And for me the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that we step by step also truly achieve independence from the USA.