Scholz’s comment would have come during a discussion on the CDU’s decision to adopt measures related to migration to Parliament with the votes of the extreme right alternative for the German party (AFD), a development which Dominated the electoral debate and that Scholz also strongly criticized in Public.
Distant that the alignment of the CDU with AFD broke a major taboo in German politics, Scholz was cited as saying that it was proof that the CDU slipped more towards fascism. Chialo challenged him, asking him if he really believed that the CDU was a racist party when it was seated in the party’s direction.
“Each party has its courtyard,” said Scholz as an answer.
In response to the focus report, Scholz defended the word he used: Hofnarr.
“The term I used here has no racist connotations in everyday language. The accusation of racism raised is absurd and artificially built, “he said. “Personally, I appreciate Joe Chialo as an important liberal voice in the Union.”
But the members of the CDU and other Chialo parties insisted that the exchange was racist.
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