Sunday, December 29, 2024

Elon Musk Pens German Newspaper Opinion Piece Supporting Far-right AfD Party

THE GUARDIAN: Billionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justify his wading into German politics

The tech entrepreneur and close adviser to Donald Trump Elon Musk has taken a stunning new public step in his support for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), publishing a supportive guest opinion piece for the country’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper that has prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.

The commentary piece in German was launched online on Saturday before being published on Sunday in the flagship paper of the Axel Springer media group, which also owns the US politics news site Politico.

Musk uses populist and personal language to try to deny AfD’s extremist bent, and the essay expands on his post on his social media platform, X, on which he last week claimed that “only the AfD can save Germany”. » | Guardian staff and agency | Saturday, December 28, 2024

THE TELEGRAPH:

Die Welt opinion editor resigns over Elon Musk article: Eva Marie Kogel quits after newspaper prints a piece from the Tesla boss that questions categorisation of the political party as far Right »

ZEIT ONLINE:

Elon Musk macht sich erneut für AfD stark: Die "Welt am Sonntag" bringt einen Gastbeitrag von Techmilliardär Elon Musk zur Bundestagswahl. Das sorgt auch intern für Widerspruch: Die Meinungschefin hat gekündigt. »

Journalistenverband kritisiert "Welt" für Musk-Gastbeitrag: Die Entscheidung der "Welt am Sonntag", Elon Musk ein Podium für seine AfD-Werbung zu bieten, stößt auf heftige Kritik. Der DJV ruft Redaktionen zu mehr Integrität auf. »

LE FIGARO :

Allemagne : Elon Musk signe une tribune pro-AfD dans Die Welt et provoque la démission d’une journaliste : Le 20 décembre, le milliardaire avait suscité un malaise en publiant un tweet dans lequel il avait écrit que «seule l’AfD» pouvait «sauver l’Allemagne». Le pays se trouve en pleine campagne pour les élections anticipées de février. »