The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs speaks to Le Parisien after the American presidential election.
The head of French diplomacy recalled this Saturday, November 9 that democracy was “fragile”, hoping that Elon Musk, announced in the team of future American president Donald Trump, would not put it after particular interests.
Asked on the website of the daily Le Parisien about Musk's role in the future, Jean-Noël Barrot replied: “let's hope that he does not inflict on American democracy the treatment that he administered to Twitter. Democracy is a fragile treasure.
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“We will never accept that public debate is relocated to deregulated social networks in the hands of particular interests, whether American or Chinese,” insisted the French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion. As soon as the acquisition was concluded, the boss of Tesla fired the management team, took the company off the stock market and fired a very large number of employees.
“Let’s not suffer the fate of American Democrats”
“Let us not suffer the fate of the American Democrats. Let us return to the sources of democracy: the power and responsibility of citizens,” declared the French minister.
Jean-Noël Barrot also predicted that the next American president, contrary to some of his comments, would not let go of Ukraine.
“Donald Trump is too wise to agree to endorse what would be the largest territorial annexation in history in 75 years. Too wise to forget that no just and lasting peace can be concluded behind the backs of the Ukrainians and by- over the heads of Europeans,” he declared.
“This would enshrine the law of the strongest, with very serious consequences in Europe and other regions of the world.”
