Tech billionaire Elon Musk endorsed Alternative for Germany on Friday, saying the far-right German political party is the only one capable of saving Germany ahead of the country’s election in February and marking Musk’s latest show of support for right-wing politics this week.
Musk made the endorsement Friday. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Musk said in a tweet, “Only the AfD can save Germany,” praising the political party known for its anti-immigration, anti-Islam and nationalist policy stances.
Musk’s endorsement garnered 30 million views and 110,000 likes as of 2:30 EST.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters Friday that Germany’s freedom of speech “applies to multi-bilionaires” before he dug at Musk, saying, “freedom of speech also means that you can say things that are not right and do not contain good political advice.”
Musk’s post comes just two months before the German federal election, which was rescheduled to come earlier in 2025 after Scholz recently lost a confidence vote and the country’s governing coalition fell.
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