Merz is a former Black Rock manager (a job that made him a millionaire) and currently is gutting as much climate and social policy as he can get away with. He would love to be the German Trump.
Story time: I once had an employer who had me defend myself personally because he saw my Skype go online a few minutes after the official start of work. That same boss was known to sleep half of the day in his own office.
A few months later I was fired and sued their asses. I got a nice compensation out of the settlement.
They hide from the media spotlight by increasingly being the media spotlight.