The German government on Monday, accused United States billionaire, Elon Musk, of trying to influence its election slated for February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, Party.
It was gathered that Musk, who is set to serve in US President-elect, Donald Trump’s new administration as an outside adviser, endorsed the AfD as Germany’s last hope in a guest opinion piece for the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.
With X posts and the opinion piece, a German government spokesperson said it was indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election.
According to the spokesman, Musk is free to express his opinion, adding that after all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.
Musk has defended his right to weigh in on German politics because of his significant investments, and has praised the AfD’s approach to regulation, taxes and market deregulation.
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