Constanze Stelzenmüller

It's never happened that an American senior official, apart obviously from the efforts made by Elon Musk, who is, after all, not an elected official, that an American senior official had, in front of a European audience, espoused parties that seek to subvert the German constitution. Again, you're right that he didn't mention the AFD, but it was pretty clear whom he meant.

It's never happened that an American senior official, apart obviously from the efforts made by Elon Musk, who is, after all, not an elected official, that an American senior official had, in front of a European audience, espoused parties that seek to subvert the German constitution. Again, you're right that he didn't mention the AFD, but it was pretty clear whom he meant.

And the people in the room and the people at the Munich Security Conference and public commentary in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, I think completely correctly read that as an endorsement of the AFD. And by the way, the AFD is problematic not just because it references in a positive manner Germany's Nazi history, It is also problematic because it is pro-Putin. It is pro-China.

And the people in the room and the people at the Munich Security Conference and public commentary in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, I think completely correctly read that as an endorsement of the AFD. And by the way, the AFD is problematic not just because it references in a positive manner Germany's Nazi history, It is also problematic because it is pro-Putin. It is pro-China.

And the people in the room and the people at the Munich Security Conference and public commentary in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, I think completely correctly read that as an endorsement of the AFD. And by the way, the AFD is problematic not just because it references in a positive manner Germany's Nazi history, It is also problematic because it is pro-Putin. It is pro-China.

It is against the European Union. It is against NATO. And I think it should also interest American listeners that it is also very anti-American, right? It's just now getting so much support from senior American figures that it is letting that part of its platform drop under the counter. And so there were multiple, multiple genuinely offensive aspects of that speech.

It is against the European Union. It is against NATO. And I think it should also interest American listeners that it is also very anti-American, right? It's just now getting so much support from senior American figures that it is letting that part of its platform drop under the counter. And so there were multiple, multiple genuinely offensive aspects of that speech.

It is against the European Union. It is against NATO. And I think it should also interest American listeners that it is also very anti-American, right? It's just now getting so much support from senior American figures that it is letting that part of its platform drop under the counter. And so there were multiple, multiple genuinely offensive aspects of that speech.

But if the vice president was trying to help the AFD gain a greater vote share, it hasn't worked. Again, consider the following. The AFD is stuck at around 20%, which is exactly where it was in the polls before Elon Musk and the vice president began their efforts to help it.

But if the vice president was trying to help the AFD gain a greater vote share, it hasn't worked. Again, consider the following. The AFD is stuck at around 20%, which is exactly where it was in the polls before Elon Musk and the vice president began their efforts to help it.

But if the vice president was trying to help the AFD gain a greater vote share, it hasn't worked. Again, consider the following. The AFD is stuck at around 20%, which is exactly where it was in the polls before Elon Musk and the vice president began their efforts to help it.

I will say this, that while I am relieved that the AFD did not experience a triumphal result, it remains in second place, and none of the Democratic parties will coalition with it. And my greatest concern is that we could see a next German government that has to govern with a volatile and perhaps fragile three-way coalition, actively opposed by a very strong anti-system right-wing party, the AfD,

I will say this, that while I am relieved that the AFD did not experience a triumphal result, it remains in second place, and none of the Democratic parties will coalition with it. And my greatest concern is that we could see a next German government that has to govern with a volatile and perhaps fragile three-way coalition, actively opposed by a very strong anti-system right-wing party, the AfD,

I will say this, that while I am relieved that the AFD did not experience a triumphal result, it remains in second place, and none of the Democratic parties will coalition with it. And my greatest concern is that we could see a next German government that has to govern with a volatile and perhaps fragile three-way coalition, actively opposed by a very strong anti-system right-wing party, the AfD,

And which in turn finds vocal and determined supporters, not just in Moscow and in Beijing, but also in Washington, D.C.,

And which in turn finds vocal and determined supporters, not just in Moscow and in Beijing, but also in Washington, D.C.,

And which in turn finds vocal and determined supporters, not just in Moscow and in Beijing, but also in Washington, D.C.,