Overview

• North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President Hendrik Wüst appeared on Radio Bremen’s long-running talk show '3nach9' on Friday night.
• A pre-recorded video from former Schleswig-Holstein leader Björn Engholm lauded Wüst as "jemand mit Zukunft," delivered with a glass of white wine in hand.
• Wüst recounted a formative 1990 visit to the then-GDR that drew him to Helmut Kohl and the CDU, adding a light-hearted tale of Kohl swiping a leftover slice of roast pork from his plate.
• He argued AfD voters are not "all bad people" and noted that the SPD lost significant support to the AfD in parts of the Ruhr area.
• Host Giovanni di Lorenzo used the clip to invite Engholm onto the program via the studio screen, extending the on-air exchange.