Sunday, January 05, 2025

Musk: Nigel Farage 'Doesn't Have What It Takes’ to Lead Reform

Jan 5, 2025 | Elon Musk has waded even deeper into British politics, using his X platform to declare that Reform UK needs a new leader.

For days he's been laying into the government online over the historic grooming gangs scandal.

Nigel Farage - who's spent the last two days defending Mr Musk as a 'hero' of free speech - has brushed off the comment as a disagreement.



NYT:

In About-Face, Musk Trashes Farage, U.K.’s Anti-Immigrant Populist: Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of Donald J. Trump, had been promoting Nigel Farage. But on Sunday Mr. Musk said Mr. Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.” »