{"id":2441366,"date":"2025-05-31T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-meet-with-germanys-merz-at-white-house-next-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T20:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:43:47","slug":"trump-to-meet-with-germanys-merz-at-white-house-next-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-meet-with-germanys-merz-at-white-house-next-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to meet with Germany\u2019s Merz at White House next week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-meet-with-germanys-merz-at-white-house-next-week-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is scheduled to host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5, marking the first in-person meeting between the two leaders. The agenda is expected to cover several major topics,including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war,the situation in the Middle East,and trade relations. The meeting comes amid previous tensions in U.S.-German relations during the recent German <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">election cycle<\/a>, especially over remarks related to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Both leaders have expressed support for a ceasefire in Ukraine, especially as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-calls-on-ukraine-to-demilitarize\/\" title=\"... Calls on ... to Demilitarize\">conflict escalates<\/a>.Merz, who assumed office after his party won a majority in the elections, emphasized the importance of maintaining a respectful distance from each other&#8217;s domestic politics. Additionally, trade issues remain contentious, particularly regarding tariffs imposed by Trump on steel, to which the EU has promised to respond. the meeting aims to strengthen ties and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theatre-and-procedure-senate-democrats-turn-to-two-tactics-to-resist-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Theatre and procedure: Senate Democrats turn to two tactics to resist ... ... Washington Examiner\">address urgent political<\/a> and economic matters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to meet with Germany&rsquo;s Merz at White House next week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135769\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is set to host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> next week in what will be the first-ever in-person meeting between the two world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Merz&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesregierung.de\/breg-de\/aktuelles\/bundeskanzler-merz-reist-in-die-vereinigten-staaten-von-amerika-2351106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"meeting\">meeting<\/a> with Trump in Washington, D.C., is set for Thursday, June 5, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>, the Middle East, and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">trade<\/a>. The meeting will be followed by a lunch and press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427803\/trump-warns-rand-paul-against-opposition-big-beautiful-bill\/\">Trump warns Rand Paul against opposition to &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427796\/white-house-withdraws-jared-isaacman-nomination-lead-nasa\/\">White House withdraws Jared Isaacman&#8217;s nomination to lead NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427489\/three-issues-trump-reversal-first-term\/\">Three issues on which Trump has done a total 180 compared to his first term<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3402234\/friedrich-merz-second-ballot-german-chancellor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"became\">became<\/a> Germany&rsquo;s chancellor in early May after two rounds of voting. That followed the elections in March, which saw his party secure the majority, while the hard-right Alternative fur Deutschland&nbsp;party, or AfD, took second.<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled meeting next week follows some tensions during Germany&rsquo;s election cycle between the Trump administration and German officials including Merz.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in the Trump administration had waded into German politics ever since taking over in mid-January, particularly Elon Musk, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3272596\/german-government-criticizes-elon-musk-influence-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"angered\">angered<\/a> some German officials with his endorsement of AfD.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance were more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3399759\/rubio-vance-musk-germany-afd-extremist-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recently critical\">recently critical<\/a> of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">German<\/a>&nbsp;domestic spy agency&nbsp;designating AfD as an &ldquo;extremist&rdquo; group, a move Rubio called &ldquo;tyranny in disguise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The public criticism prompted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3404557\/germany-conservative-establishment-warns-trump-officials-stop-meddling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"response\">response<\/a> from Merz, who suggested that the Trump administration should stay out of German politics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have largely stayed out of the American election campaign in recent years, and that includes me personally. We have not taken sides with either candidate. And I ask you to accept that in return,&rdquo; the German chancellor said.<\/p>\n<p>But the meeting next week will also extend far beyond electoral politics.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the war in Ukraine, both Merz and Trump have pushed for a ceasefire, a call that has only increased as Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> escalates his military&rsquo;s attacks on Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has recently been expressing his frustration with Putin, saying on Tuesday of this week that he is &ldquo;playing with fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merz, meanwhile, has appeared alongside Zelensky in recent weeks, including a meeting on Wednesday that saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpw7vllepx7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"commitment\">commitment<\/a> from Germany to help Ukraine produce long-range weapons. After a Kyiv summit in mid-May, Merz, alongside the Ukrainian president and other European leaders, also spoke over the phone with Trump, a discussion that was described as &ldquo;positive and concrete.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also at the forefront is trade. Trump&rsquo;s trade agenda may have hit a momentary roadblock with the U.S. Court of International Trade&rsquo;s ruling earlier this week, a ruling that has since been paused, but the European Union still faces some increased tariffs, including a levy on steel that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427221\/trump-doubles-tariffs-steel-coming-into-us-from-25-to-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"doubled\">doubled<\/a> to 50% on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The EU has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/31\/eu-responds-trump-raising-steel-tariffs-to-50percent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vowed \">vowed <\/a>to &ldquo;impose countermeasures&rdquo; following Trump&rsquo;s decision, which they lamented as only adding &ldquo;further uncertainty to the global economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Merz himself has also spoken to Trump about his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >trade actions shortly<\/a> after becoming chancellor, when he told the U.S. president that &ldquo;the best solution would be&nbsp;&lsquo;down to zero&rsquo;&nbsp;for everything and for everyone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135769\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135769\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to host Germany&#8217;s Merz at the White House next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2441367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/merz-trump-white-house-meeting-june-5.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,3946,56293,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2441366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-germany","tag-merz","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/merz-trump-white-house-meeting-june-5.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441370,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441366\/revisions\/2441370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}