FOX NEWS: Merkel rejects criticism of German defense spending

Merkel rejects criticism of German defense spending



Chancellor Angela Merkel is rejecting criticism of Germany's defense spending amid suggestions it might decline after next year that have angered the U.S. The finance minister's budget plan reportedly foresees Germany's defense spending rising to 1.37 percent of national income in 2020, then declining to 1.25 percent by 2023.

March 19, 2019 at 05:57PM World