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The Germans don’t trust Donald Trump’s words
Would the United States defend Europe in a Russian attack? US President Donald Trump has recently become aware of NATO’s commitment. But there are doubts.
When it comes to Donald Trump, the Germans keep it with Goethe’s Faust: “I hear the message well, I alone lack belief.” At the NATO summit in June, the US President became aware of the assistance of the military alliance: “We are fully behind them,” Trump promised to the European partners.
45 percent doubt Donald Trump’s promise
The majority of the Germans trust the words of the US president according to a Forsa survey on behalf of the star And not from RTL. 45 percent doubt that the United States would actually come to the aid of Europe in a Russian attack. 41 percent believe Trump, 14 percent have not commented.
The skepticism among the voters of SPD (52 percent) and left (60 percent) is particularly large. The majority of Trump believe the supporters of Union (50 percent) and AfD (54 percent). What is striking is the difference between old and new federal states: 42 percent of West Germans assume that the United States would also fulfill its duties under Trump, with the East Germans only 29 percent.
Forsa had already asked the same question during the American election campaign in July 2024. In comparison, Trump gained some trust. At that time, only 36 percent, i.e. five percentage points less, believed that the United States would have militarily to help the European NATO partners in the event of a Russian attack.
At the NATO summit, the member countries under pressure from Trump committed themselves to increasing their defense spending by 2035 at the latest to five percent of their annual economic output. In response to this, the US President committed himself to the alliance obligations.
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The data was made by the market and opinion research institute Forsa for the star and RTL Germany on June 26th and 27th. Database: 1001 respondents. Statistical fault tolerance: +/- 3 percentage points. This means that the survey is representative.
Source: Stern
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