Scholz against a European nuclear umbrella. “I don’t think anything of this debate,” he told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung.” Scholz contradicted Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and the SPD's top candidate for the European elections, Katarina Barley.
They had all called for a discussion about European nuclear weapons, responding to statements made by the most promising Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. This called into question the protection of NATO states that do not fulfill their financial obligations.