Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD.

(…) Plans for online Musk-Weidel meeting

The spokesman for the leader of the AfD, Alice Weidel, said concrete plans were underway for an online meeting between her and Musk.

That came after Musk himself suggested a meeting between the two via X’s Spaces chat feature. “Wait until Alice and I do an X Spaces conversation. They will lose their minds,” he posted. (…)

“Elon Musk is equipped with billions and unbridled communication power,” Habeck wrote on X. “His call for the AfD is systematic: He wants to weaken Europe. Power must be limited: no business model must destroy our democracy. Europe must now use its power consistently.”

Concerns are also growing in the UK as Musk takes an increasingly close interest in Britain’s political scene, aligning himself with hard-right lawmaker Nigel Farage.

Musk has busied himself with taking aim at the UK’s center-left Labour government, launching a series of blistering comments against British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

  • You@feddit.orgOPEnglish
    321·
    6 days ago

    I have kept the original headline of the article. In my opinion, however, this is an unfavorable choice with regard to the rest of the article’s content.

    Elon keeps endorsing politicians and parties on the far right in Europe through his (anti-)social media platform. Openly meddling in foreign countries affairs only to cause disruption and further his own interests. And all the while he is designated to be part of Trump’s new gouvernment as head of DOGE.

    • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      24·
      6 days ago

      head of DOGE

      Well don’t worry too much: the DOGE doesn’t exist and can’t be created without an act of congress, and that’s simply not gonna happen.

      In other words, Musk and Ramaswamy have no power other than the one every fucking billionnaire has, which is talk into the ear of congresscritters who are willing to listen to them and actually do their bidding.

      It’s not great, as congresscritters are pretty much all more or less corrupt, but it’s better than those two ultra-rich nutjobs running an actual United States department.

      • You@feddit.orgOPEnglish
        7·
        6 days ago

        Thank you, I won’t worry too much about DOGE. Unfortunately you’re right about the rest too. These people have too much money to influence politics.