Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election
Government spokesperson says freedom of speech ‘covers the greatest nonsense’ after Musk’s endorsements of AfD
The German government has accused Elon Musk of trying to meddle in the country’s election campaign with repeated endorsements of the far-right party AfD.
“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” said the government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann after Musk’s X posts and an opinion piece published at the weekend backing the anti-Muslim, anti-migration Alternative für Deutschland.
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