Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU's Political Ash Wednesday, where he warned the U.S. against igniting a tariff war. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned the United States against igniting a tariff war and spoke hopefully of a partnership with China in a speech Wednesday evening. “If Americans believe they should use their tariff policy to exert influence around the world … that is, of course, a decision Americans can make for themselves,” Merz told a CDU party event in the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Author: Ferdinand Knapp
Published at: 2026-02-18 23:44:59
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