Morning Jolt: Germany’s Not the Reliable NATO Ally Biden Makes It Out to Be

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

April 30 2024

Germany's Not the Reliable NATO Ally Biden Makes It Out to Be

On the menu today: Back in 2022, Conan O'Brien quipped, "Well, I've officially lived a long life because people are excited Germany is rearming." To hear President Biden and his administration tell it, everything's hunky-dory and the German government continues to be a reliable NATO ally against Russian aggression in Ukraine. But if you look a little closer, there are all kinds of signals that Berlin isn't completely committed to this course and is hedging its bets in the ongoing conflict.

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President Biden, in public remarks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, back in February:

It was about two years ago you and I met here, and you said the United States and Germany have to act together and — and do what's necessary together. And we've been doing that. . . . I want to ...

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