Summary

AfD leader Alice Weidel sparked controversy by claiming the Holocaust is “politically instrumentalized” against her party.

In a tense ARD interview, she dismissed criticism of her past remarks, including calling Germany’s remembrance culture a “guilt cult,” a term backed by Elon Musk.

Weidel expressed frustration with Holocaust discussions, calling them “annoying,” and defended labeling Hitler a “communist,” despite historians refuting the claim.

With the AfD polling second ahead of Germany’s February 23 election, the remarks highlight the party’s ongoing struggle with its far-right associations.