Faced with Elon Musk, disunited Europeans

The boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, in Washington, November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT / VIA REUTERS

Emmanuel Macron, who, not long ago, cultivated a certain proximity with Elon Musk, has changed his tone. Monday January 6 at the Elysée, during the conference of ambassadors, the French president accused the owner of the social network “a new reactionary international” and intervene “directly in elections, including in Germany”. “Ten years ago, (…) who would have imagined [un tel scénario] ? »he continued.

In recent days, Elon Musk, who will participate in the future Trump administration as head of a commission responsible for “governmental efficiency”, has violently attacked the government of Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom and has multiplied the declarations of support for the German far right, a few weeks before the legislative elections scheduled for February 23. “Only the AfD can save Germany”he, among others, posted on In . “Make no mistake, Musk wants to destroy the European Union [UE] »warns a European diplomat.

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