German chancellor says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's main opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), recently stated he would "not advise my children to go" to the United States, citing it no longer as a "land of unlimited opportunity." His remarks, made at the CDU's annual economic council, specifically criticized growing political polarization, social fragmentation, and economic challenges within the US.