In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday ahead of the release of her memoir, Angela Merkel said the job of politics was ultimately to balance the interests of ordinary and powerful citizens.
In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday ahead of the release of her memoir, Merkel said the job of politics was ultimately to balance the interests of ordinary and powerful citizens. She cited the example of Musk, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, who was tapped by Trump to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency that the incoming president has indicated will operate outside the confines of government.
Merkel's memoir, entitled "Freedom: Memories 1954-2021" and written before Trump's re-election, will be published in more than 30 countries on Nov. 26."If someone in politics does not allow for win-win situations, but only ever recognizes winners and losers, then that is a very difficult task for multilateralism," she said.