Elon Musk reaffirms his support for the German far right

Elon Musk once again interfered in the campaign for the German legislative elections, Thursday January 9, by calling to vote for the far-right party AfD, during an exchange on his social network X with its leader, Alice Weidel.

The boss of SpaceX and Tesla, who became an ally and financial supporter of Donald Trump during the Republican’s presidential campaign in 2024, has recently multiplied thunderous declarations of support for far-right parties in Europe, often using X as a megaphone.

During his discussion of more than an hour with Alice Weidel, Elon Musk repeated that, in his opinion, only the AfD could “save Germany”. “People really need to get behind the AfD, otherwise things will get really, really worse in Germany”he said before the legislative elections of February 23.

Discussing numerous subjects, the two notably agreed on the need for nuclear energy, the need to reduce bureaucracy, and even the dangers of illegal immigration.

Discussions around the war in Ukraine, SpaceX, Adolf Hitler…

Both Alice Weidel and Elon Musk also praised Donald Trump, whose treatment by the German media during the presidential campaign was “astounding”according to the AfD leader. The German MP also expressed her hope that the future US president will end the war in Ukraine. “I think Donald Trump will resolve this conflict very quickly”replied Elon Musk.

The American billionaire also questioned the leader of the AfD about the recurring accusations of affiliation between the ideas of his party and those of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party. Alice Weidel replied that, on the contrary, the former German dictator was in reality far from being a conservative like her. “He was a communist and he considered himself a socialist”she asserted. A statement far from the consensus of historians.

The discussion with Elon Musk ended with questions relating to his company SpaceX’s plan to go to Mars so that humanity becomes “a multiplanetary species”.

The 53-year-old entrepreneur has no official role in the future Trump government, but has been charged with a mission on reducing public spending. Its interference in European affairs has been decried by many leaders of the Old Continent, with the notable exception of far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She said Thursday that European leaders’ criticism of Elon Musk was causing a scandal only because he was right-wing.