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"As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on
US election day last month to wait for the results to trickle in, a small group
of far-right Germans went largely unnoticed.
Among them was the purported semi-professional, one-time porn actor,
self-confessed former cocaine user, convicted thief and hard-right candidate
for the German parliament Phillipp-Anders Rau. Together with a compact
delegation of young political activists and influencers, Rau posed for the
cameras with the American president-elect at his invitation, chanting “Fight!
Fight! Fight!” in English and German.
Members of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party had already been making
inroads with the Trump camp for several months before the US vote, as Europe’s
populist anti-migration forces attempt to harness Maga’s momentum before
Germany’s general election in February.
Alice Weidel, the AfD leader, became one of the first politicians abroad to
welcome Trump’s victory, and party members say they are cultivating proximity
to the incoming administration, with a few planning to attend next month’s
inauguration in Washington.
Rau, an AfD candidate for the Bundestag from Saxony-Anhalt state, posted
snapshots on Instagram of his brief encounter with Trump in Florida on 5
November, with voting still under way.
“It will remain an everlasting memory, being allowed as the first and until now
only member of the AfD to shake the hand of @realdonaldtrump on the day of his
victory,” he wrote. “We hope that Donald Trump will create the renewal for his
country that we as the AfD plan for our country.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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