Davos:
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday called out Musk’s “far-right positions” after the tech mogul supported Germany’s far-right party AfD and drew criticism with a gesture resembling a Nazi salute. criticized the support for
“Europe and Germany have freedom of speech,” Scholz said at the World Economic Forum, when asked about Musk’s gesture at US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“Everyone can say what they want, even billionaires. What we don’t accept is if it supports far-right positions.”
Mr. Musk quickly fired back on his social media platform
The world’s richest man’s support for Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of snap elections on February 23 has sparked widespread anger in Germany.
Earlier this month, Musk invited Alice Weidel, the AfD’s German chancellor candidate, for a wide-ranging livestream chat on X.
He previously attacked Prime Minister Scholz on the X program, calling him a “fool” after the collapse of the three-party coalition government led by the centre-left leaders in November.
Scholz earlier accused Musk of endangering “the democratic development of Europe” with his support for the far right.
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