German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in the US presidential election, vowing Berlin would work with him for “prosperity and freedom.”
“I congratulate @realDonaldTrump on his election as US President,” Scholz wrote on X, shortly after discussing the vote outcome with French President Emmanuel Macron.
“Germany and the USA have long been working together successfully to promote prosperity and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue to do so for the benefit of our citizens,” he wrote.
I congratulate @realDonaldTrump on his election as US President. For a long time, Germany and the US have been working together successfully promoting prosperity and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue to do so for the wellbeing of our citizens.
— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) November 6, 2024
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also congratulated Trump and pledged Berlin stood ready to remain “a close and reliable ally” to Washington.
The minister, just back from a visit to war-torn Ukraine, added in comments to the media that “Europeans will now have to assume even more responsibility for security policy”.
During Trump’s last term in the White House, bilateral ties were badly strained as the Republican president berated the NATO ally on what he deemed insufficient defence spending and on trade issues.
Baerbock said that “Germany will be a close, reliable ally for the future American government, that is what we are offering.”
