During an appearance on ARD’s ‘Caren Miosga,’ Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) stated that the German-American relationship remains stable, countering claims of a crisis following former President Trump’s announcement regarding the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany. Merz emphasized that the planned deployment of Tomahawk missiles, initially promised by President Biden, will not proceed due to current U.S. military constraints. He also addressed internal party dissent regarding coalition compromises and urged the SPD to moderate its tax proposals, asserting that collaboration should not be one-sided.