{"id":2597242,"date":"2026-04-30T15:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-merz-to-stop-interfering-on-iran-and-focus-on-broken-germany\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:59:16","slug":"trump-warns-merz-to-stop-interfering-on-iran-and-focus-on-broken-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-merz-to-stop-interfering-on-iran-and-focus-on-broken-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns Merz to stop &#8216;interfering&#8217; on Iran and focus on &#8216;broken&#8217; Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-warns-merz-to-stop-interfering-on-iran-and-focus-on-broken-germany%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=2597242&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 lashed out at German chancellor Friedrich Merz after Merz told local students that the United States is being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump criticized Merz for focusing on U.S. comments about Iran rather than Germany\u2019s own problems, particularly immigration and energy, and argued Merz has been unhelpful on broader issues like the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s warning comes as part of an ongoing dispute between the two leaders. He also said the U.S. is studying options to reduce troops based in Germany, with any decision to be made soon, and previously took issue with Merz\u2019s view that Iran could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow ... to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear weapons<\/a>. Merz responded that his relationship with the White House remains good and said his concerns about Iran-related developments began early. The article adds that Germany has indicated it could provide minesweepers if hostilities between the U.S. and Iran stop and peace is established.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> issued a harsh warning to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/friedrich-merz\/\">German Chancellor Friedrich Merz<\/a> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leader told local students<\/a> that the United States is being humiliated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is the latest in a growing spat between the two leaders after Merz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4544157\/german-chancellor-us-humiliated-iran\/\">told pupils at Carolus-Magnus-Gymnasium<\/a> in Marsberg earlier this week that the U.S. is \u201cbeing humiliated by the Iranian leadership\u201d amid the Strait of Hormuz conflict.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4549628\/new-hezbollah-fpv-drone-danger-causes-alarm-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New Hezbollah FPV drone danger causes alarm in Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4549525\/coast-guard-emergency-fund-run-out-shutdown\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lights turn off on Coast Guard as emergency funds run out during shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4549322\/watch-live-hegseth-caine-senate-armed-services-committee-defense-budget\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine return to Congress for second day of budget hearings<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia\/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!\u201d Trump wrote Thursday on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s reference to \u201cimmigration and energy\u201d policy as a problem in Germany echoes the positions he laid out at his United Nations speech last year, in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-farage-bojos-build-back-better-green-agenda-a-big-mistake\/\" title=\"Trump to Farage: BOJO\u2019s Build Back Better Green Agenda a \u2018Big Mistake\u2019\">called green energy<\/a> and mass migration a \u201cdouble-tailed monster\u201d destroying the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The warning follows a previous statement made Wednesday in which he conveyed that the U.S. is \u201cstudying and reviewing\u201d a possible \u201creduction of troops\u201d based in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Without explicitly mentioning Merz or his statements about American humiliation, he said a \u201cdetermination\u201d on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4548825\/trump-us-troop-reduction-germany-merz-iran\/\">pulling of servicemen from German bases<\/a> will be \u201cmade over the next short period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also complained on Tuesday that Merz \u201cthinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon\u201d \u2014 adding that the chancellor \u201cdoesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merz claims that his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4547218\/trump-fires-back-at-german-chancellor-merzs-iran-humiliation-comments\/\">relationship with the White House<\/a> \u201cremains good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4548825\/trump-us-troop-reduction-germany-merz-iran\/\">TRUMP WEIGHING US TROOPS REDUCTION IN GERMANY AFTER MERZ\u2019S IRAN WAR CRITICISM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI simply had doubts from the \u2060start about what was begun with the war in Iran,\u201d the chancellor said Wednesday. \u201cThat is \u200bwhy I have made that clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contingent upon the U.S. and Iran ceasing all hostilities and establishing peace, Germany is willing to offer minesweepers to help clear the passage and restore order to the international shipping of the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump warned German Chancellor Merz after he said Iran humiliates the U.S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2597243,"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\/2026\/03\/AP26062607335834.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3946,3823,56293,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2597242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-germany","tag-iran","tag-merz","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26062607335834.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597242","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597242"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597246,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597242\/revisions\/2597246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}