Overview
- In new comments published on December 7, the producer says Chancellor Friedrich Merz has disappointed expectations and fails to assert himself in the CDU–SPD coalition.
- Bohlen argues Germany is veering toward a planned economy, citing vast new EU rules and what he calls relentless pressure on the Mittelstand.
- He urges less state intervention, greater personal responsibility, and stronger support for small and mid-sized firms to restore economic dynamism.
- Describing international skepticism about Germany, he says innovation has declined, Chinese carmakers now outcompete, and e-car subsidies end up favoring imports.
- He opposes attempts to ban or isolate the AfD and calls for equal treatment with Die Linke, praises US President Donald Trump’s decisiveness, and reiterates he will not enter politics.