US Vice President Draws German Rebuff for Championing Far-Right AfD

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday backed a German far-right party as an eligible political partner in remarks rebuffed by Berlin as unwelcome interference in an upcoming election.

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In a policy dubbed the “firewall”, parties have formed a consensus not to work with the AfD, which is under surveillance by the German domestic intelligence service.

In an apparent reference to the catchword, Vance said: “Democracy rests on the sacred principle that the voice of the people matters. There’s no room for firewalls.”

“No voter on this continent went to the ballot box to open the floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants,” Vance also said, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

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