Germany's far-right AfD party is strengthening ties with Donald Trump's "America First" and Make America Great Again (MAGA) movements, with a delegation of AfD MPs recently visiting the United States to network with Trump-aligned conservatives.Markus Frohnmaier, a central figure in linking the AfD with MAGA circles, received an award at a high-profile gala hosted by the New York Young Republican Club, an event also attended by other AfD members like Anna Rathert, Jan Wenzel Schmidt, and Kay Gottschalk.This transatlantic alliance aims to challenge perceived liberal hegemony in Europe, provide political leverage against the German government amid potential party ban discussions next year, and counter German institutions, despite some AfD members having controversial past ties to pro-Russian networks.