Exclusive: Leaked trove reveals extent of far-right AfD’s efforts to court Trump and Maga allies
Summary
A large leak of data from Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) shows that they have tried to build close ties with President Donald Trump and his political allies since 2016. The AfD, which has grown in popularity in Germany, views Trump as a potential partner and has sent him congratulatory messages and sought support on policy matters.Key Facts
- The AfD is a far-right German party that gained voters after 1.2 million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015-2016.
- The party entered the German parliament in 2017 with 12.6% of the vote and rose to lead national polls by 2025 with about 30%.
- AfD won 43.8% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in 2025 and aims to form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II.
- President Trump praised AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt win on his social media, using the German version of “Make America Great Again” (MGGA).
- Germany’s intelligence agencies monitor the AfD as a suspected right-wing extremist group. Five regional branches are classified as extremist.
- The party’s leader in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, was convicted in 2024 for using a Nazi paramilitary slogan.
- The 2025 AfD election program supports lifting sanctions on Russia and repairing the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
- The leaked data includes over 420,000 emails showing contacts and efforts to gain support from Trump and his allies like Steve Bannon.
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