A win for the right? Trump's administration and Germany's election | DW Analysis

The reach of the US President is a part of the German election. Last week US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference and accused Germany (indirectly) of censoring political opinions, namely the Alternative for Germany party. The second largest in Germany. Vance also met with AfD Chancellor candidate Alice Weidel. Has this White House attempted to engineer the outcome of the German election? Chapters: 0:00 Europe holding its breath as Germany elects 3:05 Sudha David-Wilp, German Marshall Fund of the United States 8:17 Trump's 'flooding the zone' 10:52 Richard Painter, Former White House Chief Ethics Lawyer 19:27 Sudha on US and the influence on Germany For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #us #germany #germanelections