Beatrix von Storch, deputy chair of the far-right Alternative for Germany 's parliamentary group in the Bundestag , recently made headlines with her visit to the United States in September 2025. In Washington, von Storch confirmed she met Trump administration officials in a White House annex. Her American counterparts reportedly included staff from the office of US Vice President JD Vance , plus representatives from the US State Department and National Security Council. Von Storch described the