Musk and Weidel: Provocative theses in online talk about Germany!

Musk and Weidel found unanimous views on the shutdown of the nuclear power plants and the EU regulations on the Internet. During the discussion, Weidel affirmed the right to exist of Israel, but said that there was no solution to the conflict with the Palestinians. Weidel's statement attracted special attention to describing Adolf Hitler as a "communist" and classifying National Socialists as socialists. In another statement, Musk reported on the bureaucratic hurdles at the opening of his Tesla factory in Grünheide.

reactions to Musk's support of the AfD

The support of Musk for the AfD raises questions about possible illegal party financing. The Bundestag administration checks whether Musk violates the party law. Critics such as Friedrich Merz (CDU) described Musk's election call as "attacking and presumptuous", while Olaf Scholz (SPD) significantly criticized his support for a "partly right -wing extremist party". The EU has also announced that Musk's activities are observed to determine whether its support is a violation of the EU Digital Act.

In addition, Musk said in an op-e-ed, published in the Welt am Sonntag that the AfD is the "last hope" for Germany, which in his opinion is on the sidelines of an "economic and cultural collapse". This led to protests within the world's editorial team and the resignation of a senior editor. Musk's argument that the AfD can revive the German economy and was supposed to implement a "controlled immigration policy" was also heavily discussed.

Weidel was presented as someone who takes advantage of her political views, with Musk also noted that the representation of the AfD as a right -wing extremist was wrong. The political discussions and Musk's influence on the AfD open up new debates about the limits of freedom of expression and the role of media and social networks in political discourses in Germany, in accordance with the principles of expression and press freedom in the Basic Law.