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Barron Trump’s Viral Post Blasts Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out

Coverage stresses that independent comparisons put German household electricity around twice U.S. levels rather than triple as he claimed.

Overview

  • The 19-year-old reposted Bayerischer Rundfunk video of the Oct. 25 demolition of the Gundremmingen nuclear plant’s cooling towers on X.
  • In his commentary, he said Germany scrapped nuclear power, ramped coal, and blamed Angela Merkel, writing that she had ruined the country.
  • He asserted that electricity costs are now three times U.S. prices and that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost, offering no sourcing for those figures.
  • Reports cite Verivox data showing German household power prices in Q1 2025 at about €0.38 per kWh versus roughly €0.18 in the U.S., and note that coal-fired generation in Germany fell 16% in 2024 from the prior year.
  • He also drew attention with a Thanksgiving appearance at Mar-a-Lago, where a video posted by journalist Eric Daugherty went viral and highlighted his growing public profile.