President Donald Trump’s relentless disapproval of Germany’s failure to meet its defense financial obligations has spurred one of the wealthiest nations in Europe to take action.
As a result of the president’s critiques, Germany has decided to boost its military funding and enhance its infrastructure, which has been described as being in poor condition by critics.
Richard Grenell, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany during the initial Trump administration, informed Fox News Digital that “several German leaders disregarded President Trump’s alerts about Russia utilizing energy as a tool against them.
Fox News Digital sent a detailed press query to the German Foreign Ministry about Trump’s criticism that Berlin has chronically underinvested in defense and remained wedded to Putin’s gas supply after his warnings.
Fox News’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.