Merz Admits: Europe’s $2T NATO Tab Comes Due, Trump Calls Weekly

Merz admits Europe’s $2 trillion NATO 'free-rider' bill, pledging Germany’s 3.5% GDP rearmament by 2029; trending: 'Is Germany increasing military spending?' and 'How often does Trump call world leaders?' Merz tells BBC, 'We know we have to do more on our own and we have been free-riders in the past.'
Fresh from Merz’s $2 trillion confession and his 3.5% defense vow, Berlin now rewrites its constitution to fund the spree—Google asks: 'What is NATO’s 5% rule?' and 'Did Trump threaten to leave NATO?' Merz reports, 'We are on the phone once a week,' as German bureaucrats race to buy tanks before the taxman notices and Merkel quietly sharpens her knitting needles.
Last month, NATO demanded 5% of GDP from members; Germany’s 3.5% pledge means rearming at Cold War levels, while Merz fields weekly Trump calls between constitutional borrowing binges.