‘Here in Europe, who are so dependent now on the United States in terms of European security, it is the wrong approach to remind Washington that we have certain values and points to make,’ said Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, hours after the US election was called.
The former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, former German Ambassador to the US and UK, and former deputy foreign minister of Berlin spoke at Citywire’s flagship Berlin event on the state of diplomacy under a second Trump presidency.
Referring to the finger wagging by European leaders who disapprove of President Trump, during his first term, he said: ‘We should forget about our raised finger, and we should instead welcome the new administration, and invite them to work with us as partners.’