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Baerbock performs handstand on Carolin Kebekus Show before UN General Assembly presidency

Her first entertainment appearance in more than three years highlighted her lighter side during a Truth or Dare game before she assumes the UN General Assembly presidency

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Die Carolin Kebekus Show
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Overview

  • She concluded her term as German foreign minister and is scheduled to assume the presidency of the UN General Assembly
  • In her debut on the Carolin Kebekus Show she opted for a handstand over answering an undiplomatic question about Robert Habeck
  • Attempts to fulfill dares by calling Robert Habeck and Christian Lindner via Facetime failed when neither answered
  • Baerbock described the interim between election defeat and office handover as a ‘half minister’ limbo marked by reflection and melancholy
  • She urged her successor Johann Wadephul to continue her feminist foreign policy framework, citing its role in strengthening global networks