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Taylor Odisho

German Newspaper Editor Resigns in Protest After Elon Musk Pens Op-Ed Supporting Country's Far-Right AfD Party

Elon Musk's op-ed in a German newspaper caused one editor to resign. (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An editor for Die Welt, a conservative German newspaper, resigned after Elon Musk penned an op-ed championing the country's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Eva Marie Kogel handed in her resignation on Friday, according to The Telegraph, after the newspaper printed Musk's op-ed panning the nation's traditional parties for a range of shortcomings, including a lax immigration policy that he believes has led to a decline in nationalism.

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