Merz postpones call with Trump after president praises AfD party
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is refusing to engage with President Donald Trump after Trump celebrated the victory of a party accused by Merz of promoting “ethnic cleansing.” Merz publicly challenged the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party during a parliamentary debate shortly after AfD secured a significant 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, outperforming Merz’s own party, which received 17%. The AfD’s campaign focuses heavily on expelling illegal immigrants from Germany.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is stonewalling President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader celebrated the victory of a party the chancellor claims is promoting “ethnic cleansing.”
Merz publicly confronted the Alternative for Deutschland in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, just days after the right-wing party won a whopping 44% of the vote in the state election of Saxony-Anhalt — blowing away Merz’s party, which secured just 17%. AfD is running a campaign centrally focused on expelling illegal immigrants from the country.
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