61% of Germans See Trump As Threat To Their Country

The Germans have some experience with dictators' disregard for their lives and liberty and recognize a genuine threat when they see one. 

They also happen to be a whole lot closer to Russia than are people in the US so their sense of urgency is understandably heightened. JL

Bild reports:

A clear majority of Germans see US President Donald Trump as a threat to Germany. An overwhelming 61% labelled the US president a threat to the country. The survey also found that Germans want Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to take a harder line with Washington, with 52% advocating a firmer approach. The poll was carried out by the INSA institute and was commissioned by the mass-circulation Bild newspaper.

A clear majority of Germans see US President Donald Trump as a threat to Germany, a survey found on Sunday.

The poll was carried out by the INSA institute and was commissioned by the mass-circulation Bild newspaper.

While 24% of respondents said they see Trump as an ally, an overwhelming 61% labelled the US president a threat to the country.

There was no response from 15% of those polled in the representative survey of around 1,000 respondents.

 

The survey also found that Germans want Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to take a harder line with Washington, with 52% advocating a firmer approach and 31% seeing cooperation as the correct path.

The poll was conducted on Thursday and Friday amid high tensions between Europe and the United States over the Greenland dispute.