The "special relationship" could be tested when Donald Trump returns to the White House following his election win against Vice President Kamala Harris.
The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party (FDP) has been on shaky ground for some time.
European leaders are congratulating Donald Trump for his reelection, while sources add the outcome is not as shocking as when he clinched victory in 2016.
A flurry of world leaders sent their congratulations to Donald Trump after the former U.S. president triumphantly declared a "magnificent" election victory.