German chancellor on Musk: ‘Don’t feed the troll’

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1. “I don’t believe in courting Mr. Musk’s favor,” he added. “I’m happy to leave that to others.”

   Scholz emphasized that “as Social Democrats, we have been used to the fact that there are rich media entrepreneurs who do not appreciate Social Democratic politics — and do not hide their opinions.”

   Scholz also told the magazine on Saturday that he finds it much more “worrying than such insults that Musk is supporting a party like the AfD, which is in parts right-wing extremist, which preaches rapprochement with Putin’s Russia and wants to weaken transatlantic relations.”

2. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – Business Insider (B-): [Elon Musk speaks out again in favor of the far-right in the UK](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-politics-europe-reform-afd-farage-meloni-trump-elections-2025-1)
   – Reuters (A): [As Musk’s Influence Grows, So Do Questions Over U.S. Probes Into His Business Empire](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-gains-influence-questions-hover-over-us-probes-into-his-empire-2025-01-02/)
   – Wired (C+): [Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About ‘Grooming Gangs’](https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-disinformation-uk-grooming-gangs/)
   – Axios (B+): [Musk rocks U.K. politics with attacks on PM and support for far right](https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/elon-musk-uk-tommy-robinson-starmer)

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3. Best said!

4. But Musk isn’t a troll. He’s a fecking real threat. Stop downplaying him.

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