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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Elon Musk reveals why he is endorsing Germany’s populist far right despite neo-Nazis in their ranks—‘Does that sound like Hitler to you?’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Atreju convention in Rome, an annual event organized by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party. (Credit: Alessia Pierdomenico—Bloomberg/Getty Images)
  • Only the antiestablishment Alternative for Germany (AfD) can save the country from collapse, according to the world’s richest tycoon. On Sunday, Musk penned a guest column in a leading weekly newspaper explaining his reasoning, but his arguments have been heavily criticized for lacking even a superficial understanding of AfD policies.

After helping install Donald Trump in the White House, Elon Musk has set his sights on upending Germany’s political establishment as well.

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