Elon Musk, AfD and Germany

Elon Musk to host live interview with German far-right leader
The top election candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, expects to hold a live online conversation with tech billionaire Elon Musk on January 9, Weidel announced on Friday.
Elon Musk's controversial AfD endorsement stirs German politics
Elon Musk, owner of the X platform, plans to engage in a discussion with Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right AfD party, ahead of Germany's upcoming parliamentary elections. This decision has drawn criticism from German politicians,
Elon Musk to Host X Event Promoting Neo-Nazi AfD Party Ahead of German Elections
The billionaire Musk has downplayed the party’s extremist views in posts on X and in an op-ed in a German newspaper.
Elon Musk to interview AfD leader on X ahead of German election
Elon Musk is expected to host a live interview on his social media platform X with the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.As per Reuters, this event is likely to happen before Germany’s national election on
Leader of Germany's far-right AfD planning live chat with Elon Musk
Concrete plans are under way for an online meeting between US billionaire Elon Musk and the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, her spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are already in contact about an X Space between the two,
Can AfD Party Win Germany Election? What We Know
The AfD became the first party considered by many to be far-right to come out victorious in a state election in Germany since the World War II, when it won Brandenburg in September.
Elon Musk Doubles Down on His Support for Germany’s Ultra-Right Party
In May, France’s far-right party led by Marine Le Pen split from the AfD in its European Parliament coalition after the German party’s top candidate, Maximilian Krah, said that a person was “not automatically a criminal” just because they had been a member of the SS, Adolph Hitler’s paramilitary organization.
Germany accuses Musk of trying to influence election by backing far-right AfD
Other parties vying to win the upcoming election also criticized the tech billionaire after he doubled down on his support for the far-right AfD party in a weekend op-ed.
Opinion
JD Vance and Elon Musk’s defense of a far-right German party has troubling risks
When two key incoming administration officials endorse an extreme foreign political party, we should pay attention.
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
JD Vance calls Elon Musk’s piece praising far-right German party AfD ‘interesting’
Billionaire argues that ‘Only the AfD Can Save Germany’ in op-ed that prompted commentary editor’s resignation
Musk likely to host German far-right leader for online chat
Musk, the world's richest man, has become vocal in his support for far right and anti-establishment parties in Europe.
Elon Musk Supports Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party In Opinion Piece
Musk disputed characterizations of the AfD as “right-wing extremist,” citing the fact that the party’s leader, Alice ...