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Jörg Thadeusz gets Ilse Aigner's name tattooed after losing a bet
Jörg Thadeusz had Ilse Aigner's name tattooed on his upper arm and showed it on German TV.
The journalist and host said he lost a bet with himself, after joking about getting the tattoo while backing Aigner.
He supports Aigner as a possible successor to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, saying she could benefit Germany.
Aigner is a CSU politician and president of Bavaria's state parliament.
Sahra Wagenknecht opposed Aigner's candidacy, arguing Germany needs a president who can speak to a divided society.
She said she would prefer a candidate from outside politics and named writer Juli Zeh and publicist Gabriele Krone-Schmalz.
The debate is over who should become Germany's next president, while Wagenknecht said her party would probably not put forward its own candidate.
Jörg Thadeusz showed a tattoo of Ilse Aigner’s first name on his left upper arm during the ntv programme “Blome & Pfeffer”.
He said he had lost a bet with himself and had eventually followed through with conviction.
Thadeusz supports Aigner as a possible candidate for German president, saying she would be good for the country.
Sahra Wagenknecht argued that Aigner was not the right candidate and said she preferred someone from outside politics.
Nikolaus Blome also criticised Aigner’s candidacy, while co-host Clara Pfeffer said having a woman lead the German state would be a major achievement.
- Who
- Journalist and presenter Jörg Thadeusz got the tattoo; it bears the first name of Ilse Aigner.
- What
- Thadeusz showed the tattoo on “Blome & Pfeffer” after losing a bet with himself.
- When
- The tattoo was shown on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- On the ntv programme “Blome & Pfeffer”; the tattoo is on Thadeusz’s left upper arm.
- Why
- Thadeusz said he supports Aigner as a possible German president and had earlier made a tattoo bet while advocating for her.
Jörg Thadeusz
Sahra Wagenknecht and Nikolaus Blome
Aigner’s suitability
Jörg Thadeusz
Thadeusz said Aigner would do Germany good and brings something to politics.
Sahra Wagenknecht and Nikolaus Blome
Wagenknecht said Aigner was not what the country needed; Blome called her candidacy a missed opportunity.
What the country needs
Jörg Thadeusz
Thadeusz praised Aigner’s abilities and contribution.
Sahra Wagenknecht and Nikolaus Blome
Wagenknecht said Germany needed a president with something to say who could reach different groups; Blome favoured figures outside the expected choices.
Thadeusz advocated for Aigner as a successor to Frank-Walter Steinmeier in his audio format and jokingly raised the prospect of a tattoo.
Thadeusz showed the finished tattoo on “Blome & Pfeffer” and discussed Aigner’s potential candidacy with Wagenknecht and Blome.
ntv scheduled broadcasts of “Blome & Pfeffer” for the evening of November 9 and the afternoon of November 10.
- Tattoo
- Ilse” in large printed letters on Thadeusz’s left upper arm
- Tattoo subject
- Ilse Aigner, a CSU politician and president of the Bavarian state parliament
- Programme
- Blome & Pfeffer” on ntv
- Earlier advocacy
- Thadeusz argued for Aigner in his “Wort zum Sonntag” audio format in August 2026
- Alternative candidates
- Wagenknecht named Juli Zeh and Gabriele Krone-Schmalz
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What people are saying
I lost the bet against myself, although at some point I did it with conviction.
I believe she is a candidate who is good for Germany at the moment.
Proposing Aigner is not what we need.
Nothing against Ilse Aigner personally, but politically she is a missed opportunity, a gender-equal ‘more of the same’.