# Leaked files reveal AfD’s efforts to court Trump and MAGA allies

https://mins.news/en/item/112598

- The Guardian, 2026-10-23 11:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/trump-afd-maga-allies

> A leak of more than 420,000 emails and other records from Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party details its efforts to win support from Donald Trump and prominent MAGA figures. Documents describe the party’s outreach after Trump’s 2016 election victory and contacts between co-leader Alice Weidel and Steve Bannon.

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