{"id":2603160,"date":"2026-05-15T12:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merz-says-he-would-not-recommend-his-children-to-move-to-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:50:41","slug":"merz-says-he-would-not-recommend-his-children-to-move-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merz-says-he-would-not-recommend-his-children-to-move-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz says he would &#8216;not recommend&#8217; his children to move to US"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmerz-says-he-would-not-recommend-his-children-to-move-to-us%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=2603160&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>German Chancellor friedrich Merz said he wouldn\u2019t advise his children to study or work in the United States, citing a worsening \u201csocial climate\u201d and saying that even well<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-closer-to-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-via-executive-order\/\" title=\"Biden Closer to Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Via Executive Order\">-educated young people<\/a> now struggle to find jobs there.  <\/p>\n<p>The remarks are likely to add to tensions with President Donald Trump, who has recently criticized Merz over other anti-U.S. comments,including claims that Iran had \u201chumiliated\u201d Washington. Merz made those Iran-related remarks during public appearances in Germany, which helped inflame relations and preceded the U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany.  <\/p>\n<p>Merz also pointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffenspergers-update-to-georgias-voting-machine-software-right-before-the-2020-election-was-unlawful-and-violates-any-certification-of-state-results\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger\u2019s Update to Georgia\u2019s Voting Machine Software Right Before the 2020 Election Was Unlawful and Violates Any Certification of State Results\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing ... Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">phone call<\/a><\/a> with Trump in which they discussed Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, and NATO coordination-though his new comments may further reignite Trump\u2019s anger.  <\/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><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"298\">German<\/a> Chancellor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/friedrich-merz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11796\">Friedrich Merz<\/a> said he wouldn\u2019t recommend his children work in the United States due to its \u201csocial climate,\u201d a comment which risks further angering President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Merz has drawn the wrath of Trump over the past few weeks over several negative remarks he\u2019s made about the U.S., including that Iran was \u201chumiliating\u201d Washington. He took another swipe at the U.S. at a Catholic Congress in Wurzburg, Germany, saying that American society was deteriorating.<\/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\/4570217\/latvian-government-collapses-fallout-two-ukrainian-drones-crashing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Latvian government collapses over fallout from two Ukrainian drones crashing in its territory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4570115\/uae-construct-second-pipeline-double-exports-without-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UAE to construct second pipeline to double exports without using Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4570062\/russia-iran-welcome-discussions-china-trump-xi-summit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Russia and Iran welcome discussions with China after Trump-Xi summit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI am a great admirer of America,\u201d he said. \u201cMy admiration isn\u2019t growing at the moment. So, I wouldn\u2019t recommend to my children today that they go to the U.S., get an education there, and work there. Simply because of a social climate that has suddenly developed there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cBy the way, the question of what well-educated young people can achieve used to be answered very differently in America up until a year ago than it is today,\u201d Merz said. \u201cToday, the best-educated in America have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >great difficulty finding<\/a> a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News of the comments could torpedo the goodwill cultivated through a phone call he had with Trump on the president\u2019s flight back from China, which he posted about on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a good phone call with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS<\/a> Donald Trump on his way back from China,\u201d Merz said after the call. \u201cWe agree: Iran must come to the negotiating table now. It must open the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran must not be allowed to have nuclear weapons. We also discussed a peaceful solution for Ukraine and coordinated our positions ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. The U.S. and Germany are strong partners in a strong NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merz\u2019s comments about Iran \u201chumiliating\u201d the U.S. triggered a crisis in relations, culminating in the U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,\u201d\u00a0he <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, Germany, late last month. \u201cAn entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump quickly responded on Truth Social, insulting his job as chancellor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4552195\/us-cut-5000-troops-germany-trump-merz-feud\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4552195\">US TO CUT 5,000 TROOPS FROM GERMANY AMID TRUMP FEUD WITH MERZ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\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.<\/p>\n<p>He would follow up with several more critical posts about Merz, but the president\u2019s punditry had slowed down in recent days. Merz\u2019s new insult is likely to reignite Trump\u2019s fury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merz won\u2019t recommend his children work in the U.S. over its \u201csocial climate,\u201d risking Trump\u2019s anger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2603161,"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\/04\/image-collage-a5r2ud5ah-1777442389327-e1778862271169.jpg?1778847921&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79742,3881,3813,5894,32405],"class_list":["post-2603160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-merz","tag-family","tag-immigration","tag-politics","tag-united-states"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-collage-a5r2ud5ah-1777442389327-e1778862271169.jpg?1778847921&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603160","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603160"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603164,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603160\/revisions\/2603164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}