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Billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s bid for the French presidency, calling her “France’s last hope”, and prompting accusations of foreign interference in the 2027 election.
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For context: Elon Musk spent almost 300 million Dollars to help Trump win in the US. The largest party in Germany received about 5 million dollars in large donations for the last election. I assume it looks similar in France. This is NOTHING for Musk. If he wants to buy the election, he can - easily.
It’s time for the EU to limit the amount individuals can donate to political causes. And to make any donations from companies illegal. 10k per person, per year. Who has this much money to spare anyway? If you have more money lying around that you don’t need, how about donating to charity instead?
The richest man on Earth buying influence in other countries while calling it free speech was always going to end badly. If any other billionaire tried steering US elections from abroad, the outrage would be deafening. Funny how principles become optional when your favorite oligarch is involved.
Isn’t this what the right accuses George Soros of? So the outrage is already there.
That’s comparing apples and oranges: Musk supports the far right (even extremists) that’s fighting democracy, Soros supports democrats.
Isnt she banned from participating in the next election ?
Her sentence was shortened and ends right before the election.
Not if there isn’t an election!
Revoke the license for Starlink in France and Germany and put a 200% import tax on Tesla. Foreign election interference is illegal.
And ban Xitter.
I support this
Why does this sound so familiar to me?
US billionaire Elon Musk has reiterated his call to vote for the AfD in the Bundestag election. In an opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, Musk writes that Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the last glimmer of hope for this country.
Translated from German article - Deutschlandfunk - Elon Musk bezeichnet AfD als „der letzte Funke Hoffnung“ für Deutschland
Musk is so predictably boring. It stopped being funny a long, long time ago.
Can someone get grok to build a guillotine for Elmo? That’d be great.
