While he gains power in the incoming Trump administration, Elon Musk is using his influence elsewhere, endorsing a far-right party in Germany.
Elon Musk endorsed Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party in a post on X Thursday night.Sen. Chris Murphy , slammed Musk and said the billionaire "enthusiastically supports the neo-Nazi party in Germany.
" Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures behind protective glass during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. president Donald Trump, at the site of the July assassination attempt against Trump, in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 5, 2024., is now seeking to influence Germany's election, posting an endorsement on X of the country's far-right Alternative for Germany party. Musk, who has over 200 million listed followers on the site that he owns, made the comment while sharing a post from far-right influencer, Naomi Seibt, who claimed that Germany's "presumptive next chancellor Friedrich Merz is horrified by the idea that Germany should follow Elon Musk's and Javier Milei's example," referring to the president of Argentina.In a post on X, Sen. Chris Murphy called Musk an "out of touch billionaire running the incoming Trump Administration" who "enthusiastically supports the neo-Nazi party in Germany." "The AfD's mission is to rehabilitate the image of the Nazi movement," Murphy wrote. He added that one of the party's leaders has a license plate that's "an open tribute to Hitler," and another "described Judaism as the 'inner enemy' in Germany."'s left-wing coalition collapsed in November, and AfD is currently polling in second place ahead of February elections. Throughout Germany, where the AfD has placed highly in state elections, the other parties have generally refused to form coalitions with it. Far right parties have also gained ground in the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and elsewhere. Many cheered Trump's election, which Musk helped finance through $277 million in contributions to the campaign and related Republican causes.criticized Tesla and its factory outside of Berlin. The party claimed many of Tesla's thousands of workers there commute in from Poland or Berlin, limiting the economic benefits to the local community in Brandeburg. The AfD generally views electric vehicles as part of an ideological climate movement, and not good for Germany's auto industry. Europe has been a tough market for Tesla this year. According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, sales of Tesla cars declined 40.9% in November, exceeding the overall 9.5% dip in sales of battery electric vehicles. Elsewhere in Euopre, Musk endorsed right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and has voiced support for Nigel Farage in the U.K, a populist politician and head of Reform UK. In South America, Musk endorsed and has a friendship with Argentina's President Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist.
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