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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz postponed a planned phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a government spokesman said, a day after Trump praised the right-wing Alternative for Germany party’s election victory.
“The chancellor’s schedule had included a telephone call with President Trump for today; however, the German side has postponed this call,” government spokesman Stefan Kornelius told a news conference in Berlin.
“A new date has not yet been set,” he said, declining to give a reason for the postponement.
The announcement came amid growing strain between Washington and Berlin.
The Trump administration has publicly criticized Germany’s migration policy and voiced support for the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which won Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt.
Trump praised the result Tuesday on his Truth Social platform.
“Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night,” he wrote.
“They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have hurt Germany so badly. THEY ARE ON THE RISE, and not going to take it anymore! MGGA!!!” Trump added, using an abbreviation for “Make Germany Great Again.”
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