It’s about time European leaders started admitting this. They deluded themselves for far too long about the idea that Trump could be won over with just the right flattery
“In my talks with the Americans, I say: ‘America first is fine,’ but ‘America alone’ can’t be in your interest. You need partners in the world too,” Merz said Tuesday. “And one of the partners can be Europe. And if you can’t do anything with Europe, then at least make Germany your partner.”
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It’s about time European leaders started admitting this. They deluded themselves for far too long about the idea that Trump could be won over with just the right flattery
Someone provide text please
[AP article that seems to say be about the same thing sans paywall](https://apnews.com/article/germany-merz-us-security-strategy-europe-11a5042d7f7cdb39f8fa020b83aead55)
“In my talks with the Americans, I say: ‘America first is fine,’ but ‘America alone’ can’t be in your interest. You need partners in the world too,” Merz said Tuesday. “And one of the partners can be Europe. And if you can’t do anything with Europe, then at least make Germany your partner.”
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