The day was dominated by two intertwined crises: Trump's threats to reduce US troops in Germany and the escalating coalition infighting. In the morning, Trump attacked Merz personally, calling Germany a 'broken country' and warning of troop reductions, a story covered by FR, merkur.de, and Zeit. Simultaneously, SPD's Miersch launched a frontal attack on Merz's leadership, with Bild and Junge Freiheit reporting that Merz lacks the ability to lead the chancellery. By early afternoon, Merz's live Q&A session (FR, merkur.de) attempted to address public concerns on pensions and healthcare, but the coalition's fragility was underscored by Sueddeutsche's 'slow-motion accident' framing. In the evening, Söder urged calm over Trump's threats (merkur.de), while Spiegel quoted Dobrindt saying Merz must cope with what he has. The day also saw the death of painter Georg Baselitz (Zeit, Welt) and a WWII bomb discovery in Duisburg (WAZ).