Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade disputes in their first phone call since Merz took office earlier this week, a German government spokesperson said.

Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and US President Donald Trump agreed that trade disputes should be resolved quickly and discussed the need for close cooperation between the two nations.

U.K. trade deal should be one of the easiest — and a POLITICO-Public First poll found that American and British adults have serious doubts about Trump’s commitment to it.