German politician in hot water over sexual comments to models
German politician Bernd Vogel has landed himself in hot water over his steamy activities on social media. Less than two months before the snap parliamentary elections in Germany, the 75-year-old was apparently spending his time posting lewd comments under photos of scantily clad models, using his primary account on social media platform X.
The news about the politician’s controversial deeds spread on X over the weekend, some users wondering if the politician was aware that his comments were public and visible to everyone on the social network. Dozens posted screenshots of his comments under the models’ photos.
Some commenters also said that they could not “take a party seriously” if its members were acting like this. Others jokingly noted that, in democracy, politicians do what their voters ask them to do and Vogel demonstrated “exemplary” conduct in this regard since he was allegedly responding to provocative statements by models themselves.
Bernd Vogel, Politiker der Partei Bündnis Deutschland, kommentiert auf X regelmäßig Beiträge von OnlyFans- und Pornodarstellerinnen mit Sprüchen wie: „Deine großen Titten laden zum Spielen ein“ oder „Ich küsse deine Vagina, Baby“. Man fragt sich: Weiß er, dass diese Kommentare… pic.twitter.com/jUTJ4n0Sso
— Joelle Rautenberg (@Joelle_Raute) January 6, 2025
Vogel represents a small party called ‘Alliance Germany,’ which until recently only had a few representatives in the regional parliament of the German city state of Bremen. In 2024 it acquired some representation in the federal parliament after a former Alternative for Germany (AfD) member left his party and joined Alliance Germany while still a member of the Bundestag.
The politician was still expected to run for parliament at the upcoming early elections in late February. After his spicy activities got traction on social media, his party distanced itself from Vogel, accusing him of sexism.
“Our party stands for respect, fairness and a coexistence that is based on the fundamental values of a just society. Sexism and immoral behavior have no place with us,” said the regional party head in the state of Lower Saxony, Ingo Dorendorf.
“We condemn all forms of discrimination or disrespect,” the party’s deputy chairman Kay-Achim Schoenbach said.
Following public outcry and a reprimand from his party, Vogel took to X to apologize for what he called “stupid posts.” He also announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy from the party election list and would also not run as a candidate in any of the single-seat constituencies.
