A coalition breakfast is actually a friendly affair, coffee and rolls with the minister. But Boris Pistorius can currently experience every day how his own people, in particular, stab him in the back. “He has the chancellor against him and the parliamentary group leadership, they’re letting him out quite a lot,” is how a high-ranking Bundeswehr representative put it. And so Pistorius bursts a little during an exchange with budget and defense politicians in his ministry when it comes to the defense budget for 2025. “I don’t have to do that here,” he said on Tuesday, according to several participants who said that South German newspaper confirm.
How Olaf Scholz slows down Boris Pistorius – Defense Minister’s collar bursts – Politics
