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Taylor Odisho

Germans Outraged as Elon Musk Promotes Far-Right Political Party Ahead of Election: 'Undignified and Highly Problematic'

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Elon Musk angered German politicians after he endorsed its far-right political party Thursday night. (Credit: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is stirring up political trouble in the U.S. and abroad after he endorsed Germany's far-right political party in a late-night tweet on Thursday.

"Only the AfD can save Germany," Musk wrote in an X post, responding to a video slamming Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union party, for refusing to meet with leaders from the Alternative for Germany party.

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