00:00Did Trump Invite Alice Weidel to the White House?
00:07Social media users have been peddling the claim that US President Donald Trump
00:12invited the co-chair of the German far-right AFD party, Alice Weidel, for a White House visit.
00:17Some posts showing these claims have racked up thousands of views on X.
00:21But in reality, these allegations are misleading. Here's why.
00:25On the 26th October, Republican US Representative Anna Paulina Luna shared a post on X asking
00:32Vidal to consider an invitation to the US and stating she wished to host her, along with
00:36other Congress members. On the 27th October, Vidal responded to Luna thanking her for the
00:42invitation, stating that she would get in touch to discuss how to make the visit happen.
00:46A spokesperson for the Congresswoman confirmed to the Q that she was open to meeting with
00:50Vidal, adding that an AFD delegation would indeed make a visit in December.
00:54So, what's the difference between an invitation from a member of Congress and an official
00:59call from the White House?
01:01Well, meetings initiated by individual Congress members are considered partisan outreach rather
01:05than official diplomacy. An official state visit is the highest-level diplomatic trip a
01:10foreign leader can make to the US. Only the executive branch of the US government, which
01:14includes the White House and Trump, has the authority to conduct government-level engagement
01:19with foreign political actors. These visits are typically coordinated through the US
01:24state department. Although Vidal has not received an official invitation from Trump this time
01:29round, her party has been working to bolster its ties with the US administration.
01:34The AFD's co-leader, Tino Schrappella, attended Trump's inauguration in January, along with
01:39a delegation of other far-right political figures. Trump's former close ally, Elon Musk, has also
01:44repeatedly expressed his support for the AFD.
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