The world's richest man takes his endorsement of Germany's far-right party to a new level. -
Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’
In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.Wired - 12h -
Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.The New York Times - 14h -
Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany partyABC News - 17h -
As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him
Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own — and that he is willing to silence them on X.The New York Times - 1d -
Elon Musk lavishes praise on Germany’s far right co-leader
Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal electionsFinancial Times - 13h -
Elon Musk boosts German far right party with live event on X
The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics in part because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.NBC News - 14h -
German leader is more worried about Musk's backing of a far-right party than his insults
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he's staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that Musk makes the effort to get involved in Germany's general ...ABC News - 5d -
Vance shares Musk op-ed backing Germany's far-right party
Vice President-elect JD Vance has shared Elon Musk's op-ed supporting the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), while the German government has accused Musk of trying to ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Musk urges release of far-right UK figure; blasts PM Starmer
Elon Musk has called for the release of far-right activist Tommy Robinson and criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on social media, while also praising Nigel Farage's Reform UK party and ...The Hill - Jan. 2
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