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Nicholas Liu

Elon Musk "spreading hate" in Europe

Elon Musk isn't a citizen of any European country, but he's still doubling down on his support for the far-right in Germany and the United Kingdom, provoking uproar among officials who accuse him of stoking danger and meddling in other countries' business so that he can enrich himself and his companies.

Having already endorsed Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an X post late last year, Musk wrote a translated opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag ("Word on Sunday"), a sister publication of Politico owned by the conservative media company Axel Springer, that was published over the weekend, calling AfD "the last spark of hope for this country."

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