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☆ Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany after calling the chancellor an 'incompetent fool' and backing the far-right AfD party
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk has sparked backlash in Germany after calling for the chancellor to resign and backing the AfD. Elon Musk has stirred controversy in Germany after calling Chancellor Olaf Scholz an "incompetent fool" and backing the country's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. "Only the AfD can save Germany," Musk, who is the richest person in the world, wrote alongside the post. REUTERS/ Fabian BimmerThe AfD party was established in 2013 as an anti-euro party, but it has since focused more on immigration and has been seen as increasingly far-right. AdvertisementEarlier this week, Farage boasted that Musk was "right behind" him and hinted that the tech mogul might financially back his party.

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☆ Elon Musk endorses far-right German political party, wading deeper into global politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk is wading into more than just American politics, throwing his support behind a far-right German political party. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk wrote Friday while re-posting a video from far-right political activist Naomi Seibt. The AfD, which has recently seen its popularity swell, has touted populist and anti-immigrant “Germany first” positions. It’s not the first time Musk has waded into German politics. Musk has increasingly thrown his support behind far-right causes in Europe.

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☆ Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in upcoming election
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a meagdonor and adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, is now seeking to influence Germany's election, posting an endorsement on X of the country's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In a post Thursday night, Musk wrote, "Only the AfD can save Germany." In a post on X, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called Musk an "out of touch billionaire running the incoming Trump Administration" who "enthusiastically supports the neo-Nazi party in Germany." On Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a center-left Social Democrat, dismissed Musk's claim that only the far-right party can "save Germany." Many cheered Trump's election, which Musk helped finance through $277 million in contributions to the campaign and related Republican causes.

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