Sometimes we all read something so foolish, so outlandish, or so outright defamatory that you do a double-take or rub your eyes to make sure you read it correctly. I am still rubbing my eyes after reading an article from the Associated Press regarding the recent landslide victory of the AfD Party in Germany.

In a piece titled “Germany’s Merz shocked by far-right state election triumph but doubles down on unpopular reforms,” the seemingly far-left AP smeared a political Party, a people, and a nation with a highly inflammatory opening paragraph: “German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubled down Monday on pushing through unpopular reforms to Europe’s largest economy after a far-right party surged to a landslide victory in a regional election, with a very good chance of forming the first far-right state government since the Nazi era.”

Again, allow me a moment to rub my eyes. “…the first far-right state government since the Nazi era.” Are you kidding me? To begin with, the AfD is not “far-right.” Since its inception, it has advocated for the support of the rule of law while offering commonsense, pragmatic solutions being obviously embraced by more and more of the German people. To equate the AfD to “Nazis” is outrageous and libelous.

If anyone knows about protecting and enforcing the rule of law while offering up commonsense, pragmatic solutions, it is President Donald J. Trump. Soon after the AfD victory, the President posted on Truth Social:

“Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night. They finally got tired of........

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