Saskia Weishaupt
German politician
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Saskia Weishaupt (born 20 September 1993) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a member of the Bundestag from 2021 to 2025.
Early life
Career
Weishaupt was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.[2]
Controversy
In a tweet on 22 December 2021, Weishaupt called on the police to use pepper spray and batons against a "Querdenker" demonstration in Munich.[3][4] The demonstration had been cancelled by the organisers. Nevertheless, up to 5,000 participants gathered.[5][6] Eleven arrests were made.[7] In response to Weishaupt's tweet, the hashtag #SchlagstockSaskia trended on Twitter, with predominantly right-wing criticism from AfD member of parliament Jürgen Braun, among others.[8] Police unionist Manuel Ostermann from Münsterland also criticised Green politician Weishaupt's tweet: "I dread to see you take responsibility. Arm yourself rhetorically. It's obviously about time."[9] Weishaupt deleted her tweet and apologised, saying she "unfortunately had not been able to present the context in the tweet."[9][10]