· Updated January 16, 2025 12:31 AM · 5 min read read
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel uttered all the Pavlovian anti-Trump dog whistles. She talked about walls and climate change. She mentioned gun violence and multilateralism. She referred to free trade and globalism. And she condemned nationalism and isolationism.
Checking off the liberal agenda, the only line she omitted was sharply rebuking "the deplorables."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel uttered all the Pavlovian anti-Trump dog whistles. She talked about walls and climate change. She mentioned gun violence and multilateralism. She referred to free trade and globalism. And she condemned nationalism and isolationism.
Checking off the liberal agenda, the only line she omitted was sharply rebuking "the deplorables."…
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