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Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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ClippetyClop
'Tariffs' should become Europe's favourite word too. On Musk's dull cars. See how gobby he is when it affects his salary.
R B Quinn
Musk has become the second most dangerous embarrassment in the United States of America after the former Insurrectionist-in-Chief.
wallace
The father of Musk made a public statement Musk wants to buy Liverpool FC because his grandmother was born there and still has relatives in the city. Though he has never visited the city of his relatives.
Today, the current owners issued a statement stating the club is not for sale. The fans too issued a strongly worded statement telling him where to put his offer.
Peter Neil
getting elected is not governing.
any fool can get elected. look at houses of parliament and the u.s. congress, for example.
wallace
Musk is a megalomaniac. The Trump-Musk bromance won't last the course.
Great Bird
Magaverse
itsonlyrocknroll
It would be helpful to listen to AfD Candidate Alice Weidel state in her own words AfD manifesto.
Germany Election: AfD Candidate Alice Weidel on Election, EU, Trump, Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeYB_Hmsu84
TaiwanIsNotChina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC
Party line decision and argued against by the Obama administration. QED
GBR48
Anyone funding extremism can be classed as a terrorist and blocked from entry. Appeasing Trump will work as well as appeasing Hitler did. European security services need to realise that the main threat they now face in internal and right wing, supported by Musk's money, not China, Russia, Jihadists or environmentalists. And this threat is existential. Musk has enough cash to buy power in most countries. So use the political tools at your disposal to prevent this. The legal ones and the covert ones. And get up to speed really quickly, because Musk is enjoying this and won't stop. Washington is no longer an ally of Western democracies, but their most dangerous enemy.
Geeter Mckluskie
Europeans will make their own decisions about their political fate. If they are influenced by Musk, then so be it. That's their prerogative.
Yes, just as the likes of the BBC use their platform to promulgate left-wing views.
Ultimately, the people will decide which of these opposing views is in line with their political preference.
Harry_Gatto
Two spoiled rich kids who have never experienced anyone saying NO to them. How the American public could be so easily taken in by a loud-mouthed oik like Trump is beyond my ken and as for the unelected Musk he should be banned from entering any country where he tries to interfere with its government. Hit him where it hurts, ban his products like X and Tesla too.
Zaphod
R B Quinn
Musk turned Twitter from an elitist propaganda machine back into free speech platform. For that alone, you might be a tad grateful.
wallace
Musk is using his power, money, and X platform to influence elections and countries and now being an appointed member of the Trump cabinet should not be doing that and harming relationships with allies of the US.
His actions are highly disturbing.
TaiwanIsNotChina
I would hope European countries would have the institutions to tell Elmo where he can shove his money.
itsonlyrocknroll
The main stream press media liberal elite totally foolishly under-estimated Donald Trump.
Trump is using Elon Musk like a political blunt instrument, "coshing" Europe's leadership with impunity.
Heavens sake wake up.
Zaphod
Roger Gusain
Unite?? In what universe?
Roger Gusain
Starmer has managed to unite the country -- everyone hates him. What is he hiding? I am not sure I want to find out.
itsonlyrocknroll
How much influence does Elon Musk wield over President elect Donald Trump?
This question is causing political nerves to become increasingly frayed across Europe.
Musk constant verbal assaults on Keir Starmer, UK elected Prime Minister, his blatant meddling in the up and coming German elections is unacceptable.
To endorse a candidate, then on his own social media platform X livestream an interview Thursday with the AfD's Weidel, is outrageous interference.
What is also disturbing is Europe's leaders appeasing Elon Musk, when they should be beating a path to the oval office demand Elon Musk cease and desist.
Roger Gusain
Elon is shining light into dark corners. God bless him.