New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks about his private exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump, his own lack of government experience, and why it’s not so clear how to handle the far right AfD.
Author: Tina Hildebrandt
After graduating from the Europaschule in Kerpen in 1989, she studied political science, German literature, and history in Bonn. After internships at the Mitteldeutscher Express in Halle (Saale) and the Kölner Express, she worked as a correspondent in Bonn and Berlin for Der Spiegel from 1997 to 2004 and has worked for Die Zeit since 2004. She is a frequent guest at the ARD Press Club.