'Standing beside President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should find himself subject to Biden's polite but public pressure,' TomRtweets writes.
The need for that public pressure is twofold. First, Scholz's government is failing to deliver on pledged and long overdue boosts to defense spending. Second, by situating German foreign policy in service of China's long-term foreign policy strategy, Scholz is greatly undermining the U.S.-led democratic international order. An order, it should be noted, from which Germany has gained near unmatched benefits since 1945.
At the White House press conference on Friday, Biden should thus say something along the lines of:"The U.S. expects that Germany will live up to its pledge as our strongest European economic partner to become one of our strongest defense partners. As we look to strengthen our historic bonds with Europe, the U.S. will have to prioritize relations with nations that share our willingness to meet the challenges of the moment.
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