Germany reacts after Trump names Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence.
And he’s been making waves — however unwittingly — with his appointment by President Trump asThe 53-year-old diplomat, a staunch loyalist of the president, will hold onto his post at the U.S. Embassy in Germany while leading the coordination of intelligence agencies in Washington. That has drawn criticism from some German leaders, who fear the lack of a full-time ambassador shows the U.S. has downgraded the relationship.
“In times like these, we need a full-time U.S. ambassador,“ added Johann Wadephul, a leader in Merkel’s conservative party. On his first day on the job in Berlin, Grenell — who previously taught at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and maintains a house in Palm Springswarned German companies setting up new business ties with Iran despite Trump’s decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal to “wind down operations immediately.” He posted the blunt message on Twitter that many German companies — with far more extensive business interests in the United States than Iran — quickly heeded.
With an unmistakable style resembling Trump’s, Grenell has been an unabashed irritant to Germany ever since. Like Trump, he hason several fronts, especially for not spending enough on its own defense and falling far short on fulfilling pledges made to NATO to raise its defense expenditures to 2% of gross domestic product. The message was similar to past complaints about Germany on defense spending made to Berlin by previous U.S.
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