A yearlong campaign by the far-right Alternative for Germany party to court U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s MAGA movement is beginning to bear fruit.
Though the country¡¯s largest opposition group is a virtual pariah among the German political elite due to its xenophobic bent, it is gaining traction among ideological allies who hold power in Washington.
Since Trump took office in January, dozens of AfD officials have traveled to the U.S. for meetings with lawmakers and administration officials, and many in and out of the party see Washington¡¯s new national security strategy ¡ª warning of the ¡°prospect of civilizational erasure¡± in Europe because of immigration ¡ª as a milestone.
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