Christian Lindner on “Caren Miosga”: The press tears his performance apart

First Christian Lindner caused the traffic light coalition to collapse, was fired as finance minister by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, then the so-called “D-Day” paper appeared, which revealed the meticulous FDP plan to end the coalition. Difficult times for the party chairman, who commented on the developments on the ARD program “Caren Miosga” on Sunday evening.

“The mirror”: “Whether Christian Lindner really didn’t know the document? That’s not clear even after the talk. Although that’s not as important as the question of whether it describes the path of the calculated, backhanded break that he himself wanted to take during At the same time he gave a public talk about responsibility. That’s the accusation that was made and that’s where it still stands.”

“The time”: “Lindner’s interest in the show is to wash his hands of innocence. He presents himself as a righteous man who is being wronged. If he sometimes seems ashamed, it is obviously a vicarious shame. Actually, he suggests, that should be Shame on the malicious public that so misunderstands him. Here is a man who demands justice from the world, and when he doesn’t get it, he resorts to self-righteousness.”

“Süddeutsche Zeitung”: “Rarely has a politician gone down so mercilessly on television. The more the presenter asks, the more he gets on the defensive. Lindner is visibly annoyed by the conversation, which at times is more reminiscent of a cross-examination. For him, as one would expect in… Football likes to say, a wasted evening. Instead of the hoped-for liberation, he experiences a debacle.”

“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”: “Lindner dares to flee to the front at Miosga, presenting himself as a misunderstood fighter for German prosperity and against the red-green debt sinners. His statements from the day he was dismissed as finance minister seem to have aged rather badly. The ‘damage’ to democracy, it is already there, and no one buys the ‘state political responsibility’ from the FDP anymore.”

“The world”: “From the beginning there was an aggressive and hostile atmosphere. Miosga’s interjections and questions clearly provoked the FDP chairman. A memorable broadcast, at the end of which everyone seemed to be against the former finance minister. However, his self-pitying manner didn’t make it any better.”

“Editorial Network Germany”: “The fact that Miosga didn’t believe Lindner irritated the liberal, who seemed visibly shaken by the past few days. Miosga landed a critical hit when he asked why Lindner – after all, a prominent face of the failed traffic light coalition – was still in office.”