You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a, a, this is, of course, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States. And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure we never get to that point, she said when asked about the U.S. providing troop support to Taiwan in a potential invasion.
Meeting in Munich over the weekend, officials on both sides said they wanted to continue to work together. In the world of geopolitics all eyes were on Southern Germany over the weekend where the Munich Security Conference (MSC) served as the latest make or break moment for Germany-US relations. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered the event's opening speech in which he acknowledged that a rift has opened up with the US, and urged trans-Atlantic partners to repair and revive trust.
Newsom has already urged Europeans to realise that grovelling to Trump's needs makes them look pathetic on the world stage, telling reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month he should have brought a bunch of knee pads.
"Several weeks ago, invitations were issued to individual government representatives from Iran. In light of current events, the Munich Security Conference will not uphold these invitations," an MSC spokesperson told the German Press Agency in response to an inquiry. Earlier, the German Foreign Office had advised against extending an invitation. "We consider participation inappropriate in view of the bloody suppression of protests," a spokesperson said at a press conference.
