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For weeks, Elon Musk has been increasing his provocations on X, particularly inviting himself into political debates in the United Kingdom and Germany, in support of the radical right. Emmanuel Macron regretted seeing the richest man on the planet supporting “a reactionary international” in Europe.
Long gone are the days when European leaders fought to attract the favors of Elon Musk. Faced with the latter’s growing intervention in European political debates, several leaders of the Old Continent raised their voice on Monday January 6 against the thunderous billionaire, accused of peddling “lies and disinformation”.
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The British Prime Minister, one of Elon Musk’s favorite targets in recent weeks, denounced “those who spread lies and disinformation” after several days of frantic messages from the billionaire on X to attack the authorities’ management of a child crime case in England and support a far-right activist.
America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Elon Musk responded, accusing the Labor leader of being “utterly despicable”.
“Who would have imagined it?”
At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron regretted seeing the richest man on the planet supporting “a reactionary international” in Europe.
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Emmanuel Macron denounces “unacceptable interference” by “destabilizing powers” before ambassadors pic.twitter.com/KDwZFyij6c
— BFMTV (@BFMTV)
“Ten years ago, if we had been told that the owner of one of the largest social networks in the world would support a new reactionary international and intervene directly in the elections, including in Germany, who would have imagined it?” he said during a speech to French ambassadors.
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He was referring to the American billionaire’s strong support for the German far-right AfD party, notably in an article published in the newspaper The world in the middle of the campaign for the early elections.
A strong ally of Donald Trump
Since he became politically involved with Donald Trump and played a leading role in his campaign, Elon Musk has increased his support for representatives of the far right in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Outings often published on its social network
They also put some of them in a delicate situation, a few days before the return to the White House of Donald Trump, who entrusted Elon Musk with a mission to reduce public spending.
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