Macron Says Musk 'Directly Intervening In Elections, Including Germany'

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https://www.barrons.com/news/macron-says-musk-directly-intervening-in-elections-including-germany-897c191d

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accused Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media platform X, of intervening in elections, including Germany's snap legislative polls next month.

"Ten years ago, who could have imagined it if we had been told that the owner of one of the largest social networks in the world would support a new international reactionary movement and intervene directly in elections, including in Germany," Macron said in a speech to French ambassadors, while also saying US president-elect Donald Trump "knows he has a strong ally in France".

1st reported by AFP news. I don't speak French, so I don't have the ability to find the original article on AFP news.

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1. Can't get it on the AFP site.

Not a subscriber. Reported here:

https://www.parismatch.com/actu/politique/attaque-contre-elon-musk-ukraine-syrie-terrorisme-ce-quil-faut-retenir-du-discours-demmanuel-macron-devant-les-ambassadeurs-245487

The original text, for anybody who cares:

« Voilà dix ans, si on nous avait dit que le propriétaire d’un des plus grands réseaux sociaux du monde soutiendrait une nouvelle internationale réactionnaire et interviendrait directement dans les élections, y compris en Allemagne ? Qui l’aurait imaginé ? », a lancé Emmanuel Macron, faisant directement référence au soutien continu du proche de Donald Trump au parti d’extrême droite allemand, AfD

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2. "Elon Musk's Attempts to Meddle in Foreign Affairs Blows up in his Face"

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The New Republic
January 6, 2025

Elon Musk is putting his nose in foreign politics yet again, but this time he's setting a target on MP Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K.'s far-right Reform Party.

"The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn't have what it takes," Musk wrote in a post on X Sunday.

Farage, a key figure in Brexit, shared the post, commenting, "Well, this is a surprise."

"Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I'm afraid I disagree," Farage continued.
"My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles."


More:
https://newrepublic.com/post/189847/elon-musk-tommy-robinson-nigel-farge

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3. Interference in France's election, France to possibly seize the asshole's assets.

I saw on a TikTok, and nowhere else*, that France knows Musk interfered in their elections, and that France would seize Musk's assets. Which might actually happen, since French don't fuck around with felons, like we do over here stateside.



*not that I've looked or searched for that information, anywhere, at all.