Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader

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1. If he were just a private citizen it was different but he has been appointed to some committee by Trump no? I am not American so please enlighten me. If he is in such a position than wouldn’t this be considered foreign interference?

2. The Right eating themselves is a beautiful thing.

3. Paywall

4. Why does anyone care about what Elon Musk thinks? Anytime I see “calls for” in a title or headline I don’t see the relevance.

   It’s just somebody who said something, nothing more.

5. Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?

6. This guy thinks he is a new Habsburg.

7. I wonder why NATO didn’t put Musk on red notice yet?

8. Depose

9. This shows to me that Elon Musk has no real interest in getting involved in British politics and really just wants to stir stuff up on the far right for whatever reason. Farage has proven himself to be a practical politician and, while some might find him vile, there are many more vile people than him if you look at the people who took over UKIP after he left.

   At any rate, there is not generally much hope for any third party becoming successful in Britain due to the way elections work. After the Brexit vote, any party that Farage is the leader of is basically just a way for him to grift.

10. I need a filter that blocks news of every Elon tweet.

11. This guy really does not understand British politics. He’s deeply unpopular over here, and the kind of rhetoric that’s admired by the US right wing *does not work* in the UK. He can’t straddle both worlds. If he creates a persona that endears him to the MAGA base, he’ll become toxic in the UK (this has kinda already happened). If he creates a persona that allows him to gain influence in UK politics, the MAGAs will disown him.

    I’m pretty happy to watch these guys fight among themselves, though. Farage is already trying to distance himself from Musk. Trump will only have so much patience for Elon stealing the headlines. You don’t upstage the boss. The more that the Trump administration is mired in petty infighting and egotism, the less damage they can do to the world. Keep it up, lads.

12. Does this mean we all love Farage now or do love Musk again? Sorry I’m new to partisanship.

13. ***From The Times:***

    Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader, saying he “doesn’t have what it takes”, just weeks after the pair enjoyed a “historic” meeting at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

    In a post on X on Sunday, Musk said: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”

    The comments came after Farage distanced himself from Musk’s support for the jailed political activist Tommy Robinson, saying he was “not what we need” for Reform.

    Farage has since responded to Musk’s comment in a post on X, writing: “Well, this is a surprise! Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree.”

    Click here to read the story in full: [https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/elon-musk-calls-for-nigel-farage-to-be-replaced-as-leader-of-reform-mldgd607f](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/elon-musk-calls-for-nigel-farage-to-be-replaced-as-leader-of-reform-mldgd607f)

14. I’ve noticed that Comrade Musk has been supporting a lot of folks who shows favor towards Putin 🤔

15. Musk will become Icarus. The question is when

16. I say this with love, but I really wish these Americans would get their noses out of our politics. They know precisely zip about Britain but still see fit to pass idiotic comments from the comfort of their Californian bubbles.

17. Elon Musk is openly doing everything that the GOP has accused Soros of doing for decades.

18. This is Musk trying to dig himself out of the $100m hole he created. He screwed up massively when letting his mouth run riot about buying Twitter, cost him billions, now he’s trying to run away beer or costs him yet more money.

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