Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt."
"Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great grandparents," Musk said, apparently referring to Germany's Nazi past.
I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and large financial resources is so directly involved in the internal affairs of other countries,” said Norway's prime minister Monday.
Musk's AfD support, followed a gesture many said resembled a Nazi salute, and came as leaders are due to observe the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.
There is no direct evidence to support the claim that Elon Musk's maternal grandparents, Joshua N. Haldeman and Winnifred "Wyn" Josephine (Fletcher) Haldeman, were "Nazi party members in Canada," nor that they moved to South Africa "because they supported apartheid."
Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party.
“In study after study, as well as our lived experiences, X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories.”
Saturday Night Live aired a hilarious skit in which "Donald Trump" tells "Joe Biden" that he can't return to Mar-a-Lago because Elon Musk is always there. While meant as comedy, there may be some truth to the portrayal.
Tribune Content Agency on MSN47mOpinion
Bill Press: Would you buy a new or used car from this man?
We’ve survived two turbulent weeks of Trump Two. And, amid all the chaos, there’s no doubt who’s in charge. He’s the man of the hour. He’s everywhere: giving orders, making demands, blasting what he doesn’t like,
Billionaire Elon Musk’s exuberant use of a Nazi salute multiple times at the inauguration of Donald Trump is as despicable as it can get and has profound implications on the direction of the United States under Trump’s second term as President.