God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Musk had been plugging the chat with the AfD (Alternative for Germany) co-leader Alice Weidel for days, and given his recent penchant for right-wing views—and public backing of the party —it was hardly a surprise that the pair hit it off.
The U.S. tech billionaire said on Thursday's X livestream that he was "strongly recommending that people vote for AfD."
AfD is also focused on ending Germany's policy of atonement for World War Two crimes. Its leading candidate for the European Parliament election resigned from the party in May amid public outcry, after declaring that members of the SS,
Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD, co-leader Alice Weidel gave an interview with Elon Musk on Thursday live on X. She discussed everything from “woke mind virus” censorship to how stumped she was on the conflict in the Middle East. Her most eyebrow-raising assertion though was that Hitler was a Communist.
Elon Musk's expected hosting of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, for a discussion on his X platform on Thursday was being watched by the European Commission to check for any spreading of misinformation before next month's German election.
Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.
In a live online talk with US billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, accused former German chancellor Angela Merkel of having "ruined, basically,
Germany's far-right chancellor candidate was granted an audience with billionaire Elon Musk — albeit online and audio only. The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped,
Elon Musk hosted an interview on Thursday with Alice Weidel, chancellor candidate for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, ahead of the country’s February national election. Watch this report for more details!