US Vice President JD Vance's office says he met German far-right leader Alice Weidel. More News

Vance met with Alice Weidel, the co-leader and candidate for chancellor of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, his office said. Mainstream German parties say they won’t work with the party,

From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest

From left, activists wearing masks of German far-right chancellor candidate Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Vice President JD Vance protest the U.S. and Russia’s support for the German far-right AfD party at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

US Vice President JD Vance’s office says he met German far-right leader Alice Weidel. Categories: National/World

From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest

When Vice President J.D. Vance lectured European leaders at the Munich Security Conference last week on the “threat from within” posed by efforts to combat disinformation and contain far-right extremism,

The pair met after the US vice president controversially endorsed the AfD as a political partner ahead of Germany’s election later this month.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's office says he met the leader of a German far-right party during a trip to Germany.

The AfD leader maintains a discourse that contradicts her personal life but is allowing her to gain ground among a German electorate concerned about immigration