He supports the extreme right everywhere in Europe. In the UK, in Germany and many other countries, continues Olaf Scholz after a question from SVT at a press conference together with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Billionaire and X-owner Elon Musk's interference in German domestic politics – just before the new election in February – has received great attention in Germany.
It is a danger to the democratic development in Europe and is a danger to our community, says Chancellor Scholz.
Talked about Hitler
It was in a live conversation with Alice Weidel – party leader for AFD – on his own platform X that Musk praised the party earlier in January.
In the conversation, Musk and Weidel expressed criticism of taxes in Germany, as well as immigration and the shutdown of nuclear power plants, and talked about Adolf Hitler, whom Weidel claimed was "a communist-socialist guy".
200,000 listeners
The conversation was heard by 200,000 users on X at most.
What we must criticize is not that a billionaire or a billionaire from another country expresses his opinion, but what he says, says Scholz.
Regardless of whether it is on business grounds or has to do with his political views, his stance in favor of the extreme right is unacceptable.
