Overview
- He recounts losing virtually all his friends and part of his family and says a longtime hotel told him he was no longer welcome.
- He concludes that, on a personal level, the damage from his AfD engagement exceeded the benefits.
- He revisits his 2018 “Vogelschiss” remark about the Holocaust, calling the metaphor wrong and stressing he never intended to minimize Nazi crimes.
- He distances himself from party voices urging the CDU’s destruction, saying the AfD seeks different policies rather than a different state.
- He remains a Bundestag member for Saxony after winning a direct mandate in this year’s parliamentary election.