Trump's AfD Alliance: A Threat to Germany's Political Firewall
US President Donald Trump posted the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on his platform, highlighting a growing network between his MAGA movement and Germany's far-right party aimed at dismantling the political firewall against it. Trump shared the results without comment, while allies like Richard Grenell and Elon Musk publicly congratulated the AfD. The Trump administration has actively cultivated ties with the party, including Vice President JD Vance meeting AfD leader Alice Weidel in Munich and hosting AfD politicians in Washington. The US government's National Security Strategy explicitly calls for promoting political change in Europe, and a State Department fund reportedly supports projects aligned with this agenda. Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the foreign interference, comparing US interventions to Russian ones and prioritizing European unity.