JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany’s far-right party

14/02/2025 21:14 The Guardian

US vice-president meets with AfD leader Alice Weidel as Trump administration courts European populist partiesJD Vance has met with the leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, breaking a taboo in German politics as the Trump administration continues to court and promote far-right populist parties across Europe.At the meeting in Munich on Friday, the US vice-president and AfD leader, Alice Weidel, reportedly discussed the war in Ukraine, German domestic politics and the so-called brandmauer, or “firewall against the right”, that prevents ultra-nationalist parties like AfD from joining ruling coalitions in Germany. Continue reading...

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