Trump blames Germany's 'horrible' immigration policies for AfD state election win

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US President Donald Trump attributed the far-right Alternative for Germany party's state election win to Germany's immigration policies, which he called "horrible," in a social media post on Tuesday. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the AfD of advocating anti-migration policies tantamount to "ethnic cleansing" in parliament Wednesday, following the party's first-place finish in Saxony-Anhalt's election. The AfD rejected the characterization as deliberate misrepresentation. Merz's spokesperson declined to comment on Trump's post, noting foreign intervention in German elections is "out of the question." A planned Merz-Trump phone call was postponed, with no new date set.


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