President Trump has taken Angela Merkel’s government to task on trade deficits and NATO dues, but has also voiced his disapproval over the completion of a second gas pipeline project connecting Germany to Russia. POLITICO’s Matthew Karnitschnig, on why Germany’s energy policy is so central to America, and why the two allies are set to stay at odds over this issue for years to come. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Matthew Karnitschig is POLITICO's chief Europe correspondent. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.