US Secretary of State Rubio says Germany is a 'tyranny in disguise' after AfD verdict

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US Secretary of State Rubio says Germany is a 'tyranny in disguise' after AfD verdict  The decision to label the AfD as "right-wing extremist" is straining US-German relations. The Trump administration has previously criticised the behaviour of European governments towards right-wing populist, anti-immigration parties.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/03/us-secretary-of-state-rubio-says-germany-is-a-tyranny-in-disguise-after-afd-verdict  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Germany a tyranny in disguise after its intelligence

00:08service labelled the far-right alternative for Germany party as right-wing extremist.

00:17Rubio's comments made on the social media platform X drew strong backlash from Germany's

00:24foreign office. They replied by saying the decision was a result of a thorough and independent

00:31investigation and that Germany has learned from its history that right-wing extremism needs to be

00:38stopped. The label now applied to the AFD will allow authorities to monitor the organization

00:45more closely. Meanwhile, critics including AFD leaders and their U.S. supporters say the move

00:53is politically motivated.

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