Other than the traditional New Year's address, German Chancellor's don't normally directly address the German prople.RedFromMI wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:50 pm If you want to see what real leadership looks like - watch this video of Angela Merkel (subtitled in English) speaking to the German people about the coronovirus pandemic.
Calm, firm, and hopeful... Also explaining why the decisions that have been made were made.
Amazing contrast to Trump...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLxrxyk_wYo
This is her first such address in 15 years. Germany's cabinet ministers do most of the communicating on behalf of the govt.
If she were Trump, you'd be criticizing her for weak leadership in taking so long to rally the German people to sacrifice & to take the necessary draconian measures that she was negligently late in imposing.