Tommy Vitor

They had a huge surge of support at the end after this charismatic young woman leader named Heidi Reckonesh gave a speech denouncing Mertz for putting forward this hardline immigration measure at the Bundestag that passed with a bunch of support from the AFD. Ben, just big picture, what are your thoughts on this result and kind of what it tells us?

They had a huge surge of support at the end after this charismatic young woman leader named Heidi Reckonesh gave a speech denouncing Mertz for putting forward this hardline immigration measure at the Bundestag that passed with a bunch of support from the AFD. Ben, just big picture, what are your thoughts on this result and kind of what it tells us?

They had a huge surge of support at the end after this charismatic young woman leader named Heidi Reckonesh gave a speech denouncing Mertz for putting forward this hardline immigration measure at the Bundestag that passed with a bunch of support from the AFD. Ben, just big picture, what are your thoughts on this result and kind of what it tells us?

It's the coolest thing. Yeah, it's cool. It's so foreign to me as an American. You see them all like up there talking.

It's the coolest thing. Yeah, it's cool. It's so foreign to me as an American. You see them all like up there talking.

It's the coolest thing. Yeah, it's cool. It's so foreign to me as an American. You see them all like up there talking.

You know, it's funny. The reason... I saw that. I kept thinking those were clips from a debate.

You know, it's funny. The reason... I saw that. I kept thinking those were clips from a debate.

You know, it's funny. The reason... I saw that. I kept thinking those were clips from a debate.

Because I was like, why the fuck are they all together?

Because I was like, why the fuck are they all together?

Because I was like, why the fuck are they all together?

God, I hope.

God, I hope.

God, I hope.

I mean, like... We have a clip of that.

I mean, like... We have a clip of that.

I mean, like... We have a clip of that.

Yeah, so just to set it up a little bit, Mertz is an interesting character. He has been in and out of politics for decades. He was in the European Parliament, served in the Bundestag for about 15 years, and left politics in 2009 to go make a shit ton of money in corporate law and business.

Yeah, so just to set it up a little bit, Mertz is an interesting character. He has been in and out of politics for decades. He was in the European Parliament, served in the Bundestag for about 15 years, and left politics in 2009 to go make a shit ton of money in corporate law and business.