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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Nick Robins-Early

Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure

Man looks to side
The months since leaving the White House have shown that Musk has failed to abandon his political preoccupations. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

When the far-right activist Tommy Robinson emerged from a London courtroom this week after a judge cleared him of a terrorism charge, he gave thanks to the man he said had bankrolled his defense.

“Elon Musk, I’m forever grateful. If you didn’t step in and fund my legal fight I’d probably be in jail,” Robinson said. “Thank you, Elon.”

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