Berlin says Elon Musk is trying to exert influence over German election
Berlin says Elon Musk is trying to exert influence over German election
The tech billionaire supporter of President-elect Donald Trump has written pieces backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Summary
Germany accused Elon Musk of trying to influence its February 2024 election by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) through social media posts and a commentary in Welt am Sonntag.
Musk praised the AfD’s positions on regulation and taxes, calling them Germany’s saviors.
His actions sparked backlash, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz calling it unprecedented interference and SPD leader Saskia Esken vowing to resist influence from wealthy elites.
The Welt editor who published Musk’s piece resigned, while the AfD, polling second, remains shunned by mainstream parties.
Please Elon, come over and discuss election campaign strategys with us in this secluded hut in the woods, far away from the prying eyes of the public
Perhaps he can visit Germany, and the Germans are better marksman 🎯
He most certainly is. What are you going to do about it?
Very funny that Brazil is basically the only country so far with the balls to have stood up to this loser
Nothing, apart from pointing it out.
Musk was free to express his opinion, the spokesperson added. “After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.”
Why not elect his preferred candidate and allow him to rule by proxy?
For those unaware, the AfD wants one of the most export reliant countries on the planet to just leave the EU. Even among far right parties in the EU, this is exceptionally unpopular. There is probably no other party who would even consider leaving the EU after what happened with the UK. It goes to show how absolutely irrational the German far right are.
Or how stupid you'd have to be to vote for them.
Or filled with hate. Unfortunately, a family member recently joined them. Someone who made his Abitur with grade of 1.0. This is pretty much the best school-graduation possible in Germany. And he has a Master's degree.
Highly intelligent but hates foreigners because he had a few bad experiences in his youth. That seems to be enough for some. Very very sad.
Insufficiently educated.
See the UK and Brexit.
low education + lots of propaganda
But but but, we're the Uber race, man!!
Their entire rationale
Right, let's ignore Hungary... We in the EU do that, too.
Just like he did in the US election. I hope Germany has better safeguards than we did.
Safeguards: Harder to bribe any one single politician due to the sheer chaos that is their parliament. Either everyone gets a bribe or no one does.
So arrest him or shut up and take it like we Americans do.
or fucking drop a bomb on him, Germany. The EU should see him as a threat to democracy and a russian asset.
I'm looking forward to watching Fallout season 2, I don't wanna live through Fallout.
Ban X (Twitter).
As much as I'd love to see this happen: For which legal reason?
As recently as 5 years ago I was convinced that at the end of the day this guy does more good than bad for the human race. But he is really, really putting an effort into tipping the scales, isn't he?
I was certain he was a net negative when he called that diver pedo for mocking his unserious marketing pitch for a rescue submarine. That was the point I realized he was just a pile of cash with an ego.
Slowly feels more and more like Cyberpunk 2077.
Go Israeli on him
I wonder if he’ll throw lotteries there too
Nah, this is not allowed in working democracies.
Duh
Boy, I bet that Welt editor felt great paying for airing Elon's grievances with her job. FAFO, you useful idiot.
It read more to me as if she resigned in protest
I'm thinking they edited the article, because it read differently earlier. The way it's worded now makes me agree with you.