Billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy by suggesting America should liberate Britain from its government in a poll on his social media platform X. This follows his withdrawal of support for Britain's right-wing Reform UK party and his ongoing attacks against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Musk's interest in European politics also extends to Germany, where he has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
The official account of Elon Musk on social media app X displaying a pinned post with a poll asking if 'America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government', on a mobile phone in London.
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire Earlier this week, tech billionaire Elon Musk publicly withdrew his support for the Reform UK party, posting on his social media platform that Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. Musk’s decision not to back, or financially support, Britain’s right-wing reform party came as he continues a barrage of online attacks against prime minister Keir Starmer, who he has accused of being complicit in “the rape of Britain”. His interest in European politics extends to Germany where Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany party and labelled outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz an “incompetent fool”. And back in the United States, the world’s richest man will take up his position as co-leader of the newly created department of government efficiency, when Donald Trump re-enters the White House later this month.‘I haven’t seen the like of it since 1963,’ says north Cork priestSimon Harris and Micheál Martin say they are happy to work with Michael LowryInside Politics presenter Hugh Linehan joins the podcast.‘I don’t know what I am supposed to feel, but surely life needs to have more to it than this’The Women's PodcastIreland weather: Status orange warning comes into effect as Met Éireann warns further snow possible this week Malachy Clerkin: Whatever anyone thinks about Rory Gallagher, the GAA president should not be influencing Naas GAA’s coaching choices‘I haven’t seen the like of it since 1963,’ says priest as snowed-in north Cork parishioners avoid religious services‘I don’t know what I am supposed to feel, but surely life needs to have more to it than this’Musk-Trump effect has the capacity to destabilise Irish democracySucking up to Trump and his coterie of billionaires will not leave us on the right side of history
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