JD Vance, Vice President of the United States of America, speaks at the Munich Security Conference

Vice President JD Vance met with Alice Weidel ― co-chair of Germany’s far-right, firmly anti-immigrant party ― on his visit to the country Friday, his office said.

Weidel’s party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has been designated by the German domestic intelligence service as a “suspected extremist” organization since 2021. Founded over a decade ago, its members strongly oppose the immigration of Muslims into Germany, call for mass deportations, reject the idea of multiculturalism and seek to exit the European Union.

Once a fringe political party, AfD now appears headed for a strong political showing in this month’s election and is currently

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