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Deep Read: Wie die Trump-Regierung Europa von innen heraus verändern will

Neben dem Handelskrieg eröffnet der US-Präsident eine zweite Front: Mit Millionengeldern für rechtskonservative Organisationen und Medien versucht er, Europas Politik zu beeinflussen.

Deep Read: Wie die Trump-Regierung Europa von innen heraus verändern will

Sarah Rogers, the Undersecretary of State at the US Department of State, addressed Germany directly at the Munich Security Conference in February, drawing attention to a case known as "Pimmelgate." She criticized German laws for being overly harsh and stifling freedom, emphasizing that few people deny the Holocaust. Rogers highlighted that the United States is investing $4 million to strengthen right-leaning media in Europe, a move that comes alongside the success of the AfD (Alternative for Germany) party in Saxony-Anhalt.

This funding is part of a broader strategy to promote conservative ideals in Europe, with a total of $25 million allocated to groups and organizations in the current fiscal year. The US strategy, led by Rogers, aims to correct Europe's current development, resist its current course, and emphasize its optimism about the growing influence of "patriotic European parties."

Germany is at the forefront of this effort, seen as an overly aggressive state by Rogers. She has previously criticized Germany for importing "barbaric hordes of rapists" and noted that many Britons are arrested for expressing opinions each year. Rogers argues that America has proven cultural influence can change political landscapes.

Critics question the partisanship of this post, but Rogers defends the ideological shift in the White House, stating that without it, she would not be in her current position.

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