“Make Europe Great Again,” Elon Musk wrote in an X post on Saturday. Musk used X to share his support for far-right parties in Europe. His comments angered German political leaders, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Elon Musk continues to champion right-wing politics in Europe.
Musk shared an X post on Saturday that quoted President-elect Donald Trump’s world-famous campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
“From MAGA to MEGA: Make Europe great again!” the tech billionaire wrote.
In another post, Musk wrote: “So many people in Europe don’t have hope for the future or think Europe is somehow ‘bad’. Pessimism is rampant. “It will lead to the end. Europe must therefore change.”
A representative for Musk did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Musk has previously promoted right-wing parties and policies in Europe, including in a December 2024 op-ed published in a prominent German newspaper. The editorial called Alternative for Germany (AfD) “the last spark of hope for this country.”
“The AfD advocates immigration control policies that prioritize integration and the preservation of German culture and security. This is not about xenophobia, but about ensuring that Germany does not lose its identity in the pursuit of globalization. A thing,” Musk wrote. “If a nation is to remain strong and united, it must preserve its core values and cultural heritage.”
That same month, Musk called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz an “incompetent idiot” over X and suggested he should resign.
Musk owns the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin, a source of local tension. last year, clashes between police and demonstrators, They staged a riot, claiming that the expansion of the factory would deplete local forest and water resources..
Thomas Zittel, a political science professor at Goethe University Frankfurt, told Business Insider that Musk’s “comments about party politics in Germany may have been motivated by his own experiences while building the factory.” he said. He added: “There’s probably too much bureaucracy and regulation for his liking.”
“At the end of the day, he thinks about things in terms of disruption,” Zittel said.
Mr Musk has also made inroads into British politics. Earlier this month, he advocated for the release of British far-right provocateur Tommy Robinson in X. Mr Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed last year for breaching a court order not to repeat false claims about refugees from Syria. Robinson was sued for defamation over this claim.
Five days later, Musk shared a poll on X that asked whether the US should “free the British people from their tyrannical government.”
Musk’s comments have drawn criticism from political leaders across Europe.
Scholz responded to Musk’s op-ed in an interview this month. “There are a lot of people on social media who want to get attention with strong slogans,” he says. “The rule is, don’t feed the trolls.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also mentioned Musk in a speech this month, without mentioning him by name. “Those who spread lies and misinformation as widely as possible are not interested in the victims. They are interested in themselves,” Starmer said.
