Who is doing his best to do what? Merz is extremely pro-Israel. His criticism of America's role in the Iran war was mild at best yet Trump viewed it as a personal attack on him.
I think Europe would do better to show more spine as the US continues to isolate itself, but they have neither the balls nor the independence.

I don't think this campaign will work on anyone except the petty bourgeoisie. What could China possibly do with the data of American citizens that's so much scarier than what America could do with that same data? Kill them, imprison them?
The simple fact that Americans live under an American government means they have much more to fear from America.