Germany Drafts Plan to Hit US Companies in Next Trump Clash

The next time Donald Trump tries to push America’s traditional allies into line, the German government intends to be better prepared.

Officials in Berlin have started mapping vulnerabilities in US supply chains to identify points where Germany and its European Union partners could apply pressure, according to people familiar with the effort. Their goal is to create a consensus among EU nations on how they can use their leverage, if and when they get drawn into another dispute with the White House.