Fallen out of favor!
Musk: Farage wrong as head of the right-wing populists
That's how quickly you can fall out of favor with an influential multi-billionaire: A few weeks after a supposedly "great" meeting, US entrepreneur Elon Musk has spoken out against British right-wing populist Nigel Farage.
The Reform UK party needs a new leader, the advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump wrote on his online platform X, where he has been attacking British politics for months. "Farage doesn't have what it takes."
Musk campaigned vehemently for Trump during the US election campaign and has recently spoken out loudly in favor of the AfD on several occasions. He has also long railed against British politics, primarily against the Labor government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Most recently, he accused it of not doing enough to investigate previous abuse scandals.
Speculation about Musk's large donation to the party
In mid-December, Musk met Brexit campaigner Farage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in the US state of Florida. Afterwards, Farage confirmed rumors between the lines for the first time about a possible large donation from Musk for Reform UK.
There has been speculation in the British media for some time that the X owner could support the party with up to 100 million US dollars (just under 97 million euros). The multi-billionaire had financed Trump's election campaign with an even higher sum.
Musk stands up for imprisoned far-right activist
However, Musk now seems to think Farage is a bad choice. This could have to do with different views on the imprisoned British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, for whom Musk is campaigning via X. Farage has repeatedly spoken positively about Musk's views, but has distanced himself from those on Robinson.
"Well, that's a surprise!" Farage wrote in response to Musk's X post. "Elon is an impressive person, but on this point I'm afraid I disagree." He is convinced that Robinson is not the right man for the party.
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