Friedrich Merz Cancels White House Call After Trump Comments on Right-Wing Election Victory
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled a planned phone call with US President Donald Trump following Trump's public celebration of Germany's far-right AfD party's regional election victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Merz's spokesman did not specify the reason for the cancellation but indicated it was not due to scheduling conflicts and referenced Merz's opposition to foreign interference in domestic elections.
- The far-right AfD won the regional election by a wide margin but did not secure a majority, marking a setback for Merz's Christian Democratic Union, which finished second with significantly reduced support.
- Trump posted on his Truth Social platform praising the AfD's success and used the slogan 'MGGA,' a play on his own 'MAGA' slogan, while other Trump allies also celebrated the AfD victory.
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Trump celebrates far-right AfD's poll win. German Chancellor cancels call with him
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cancelled a planned call with Donald Trump after the AfD's win in Saxony-Anhalt. The move drew attention after Trump praised the result online and posted "MGGA!!!"
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Trump celebrates the AfD election victory. Hours later, Merz postpones a scheduled phone call.
AfD received about 44% of the votes in Saxony-Anhalt. President of the United States attributed results to immigration rules and exalted the advance of the party.
Osho's cartoon on the first page of The Time of Thursday, September 10, 2026. A long wave of the AfD tsunami. Merz, perhaps on the verge of a crisis of nerves, canceled yesterday's call with Donald Trump for September 11, would seem because of the post with which the President of the United States celebrated the victory of AfD in the elections in Saxony-Anhalt. A spokesman of Merz limited himself to talking about "conflicts between the agendas" …
The leader of the "Afd" is pressing: "Govern's finite rule." The chancellor no longer wants to call Donald after his applause at Alternative. The article Merz goes to the Bundestag and the Weidel bangs him. Then he offends and cancels the phone call to Trump comes from The Truth.
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