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 that she met with Trump administration officials in a White House  annex. Her US contacts reportedly included staff from the office of Vice President JD Vance , plus representatives from the State Department and National Security Council. Von Storch described the