Will we soon see federal defense minister Boris Pistorius and security expert Claudia Major sailing together on a yacht in the Baltic Sea? Unlikely. But Harald Schmidt expressed exactly this fantasy in a newspaper interview based, as he says, on a film from the “Mission Impossible” series.

Major responds to Schmidt with an ironic tweet – the internet laughs along with him

According to Schmidt in the “Tagesspiegel” interview, there is a “crazy scene” where actors Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly are “tilted on a white sailing yacht in the afternoon sun.” This is exactly the image he wants from the German duo Pistorius and Major.

The security expert of the Science and Politics Foundation apparently took the converted security expert well – even if the irony cannot be overlooked: “Harald Schmidt says I should sail in the Baltic Sea with B. Pistorius and look good,” writes the political announcement. researcher Short Message Service X. He invites his expert colleague Carlo Masala along. “Yes, it's cold, but hey, when does the court call?!” The comments section is similarly full of ironic remarks, but also a lot of direct criticism of former late-night host Harald Schmidt.

According to Schmidt, the major was only invited because he looks like one.

Asked why, of all people, Claudia Major should accompany the federal defense minister on a sailing trip, Schmidt said in an interview: “Because of her looks.” Major reminds the 66-year-old of “a French actress: a neurotic Parisian who looks especially good when she's being led away after stabbing her husband.

In the same interview, Schmidt himself reflected on the fact that his assessment could cause controversy. “Even the assessment of military expert Claudia Major from an exclusively optical point of view actually means a one-year media break,” he admits that before. immediately adding: “Of course, he is invited mainly because he looks like this, because we also have experts who cut their own hair. I only see them once and then they are turned on with a small monitor.

Harald Schmidt is not worried about statements

However, Harald Schmidt is not seriously worried about the reaction to his statements, irony has always been his tried-and-tested style, even if it is frowned upon now. Why? “Because you have to show your colors. You're committed and you show attitude, but that's not my job.

The real irony of it all: In Mission Impossible, the sailing scene described by Schmidt doesn't even exist. He apparently confused the movie with another Tom Cruise blockbuster, 2022's Top Gun: Maverick.