cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25581470

U.S. Vice President shunned Chancellor Scholz whilst in Munich on Friday, preferring to meet AfD party leader Alice Weidel, who is widely regarded as far-right.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met AfD party leader Alice Weidel during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before Germany’s election - but pointedly failed to meet with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

  • Flying SquidEnglish
    12•10 hours ago

    Are people going to continue to say that we can’t call them Nazis and fascists now?

    (Yes, they are.)

  • @[email protected]English
    68•19 hours ago

    Wow uh. Fuck.

    Sorry Germans. I know AfD is a threat, and I am mortified (though not surprised) by my government’s support of that neofascist party. I really hope you guys can stand up to it.

    • @chuckleslordEnglish
      16•16 hours ago

      To be fair, Germany has laws to get rid of the AfD and needs to enforce them. Just like the US and Trump, failure to enforce would leave no one to blame but themselves.

  • @jamie_oliverEnglish
    44•18 hours ago

    It’s ridiculous people are still pretending that the Trump admin aren’t fascists even tho they do everything to make it crystal clear.

  • @raynethackeryEnglish
    24•19 hours ago

    Man, that’s a diplomatic slap in the face. I hope the Geman people take offense a slap AfD down.

  • ThePowerOfGeekEnglish
    14•19 hours ago

    Fascists of a feather flock together.