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Trump-backing tech billionaire Elon Musk caused an outcry in Germany by throwing his weight behind the AfD in the run-up to the Feb. 23 vote. The move is in line with his previous support for European populist-right politicians, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Musk, who is said to be among U.S. President Donald Trump’s most powerful advisors, first endorsed the AfD in a tweet on X in December. He has also used the social media platform he bought in 2022 to berate mainstream German politicians, calling center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz a “fool,” touting the AfD as the only force that can “save” the country, and organizing a livestreamed chat with AfD frontrunner Alice Weidel.
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Musk admits he went ‘too far’ attacking Trump

Regrets, the tech billionaire has a few.

June 11, 2025 10:05 am CET

X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown

The government wants platforms to remove adult content or implement stricter age verification controls.

June 11, 2025 4:00 am CET

Former TV star to chair Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

David Bull, the former Brexit Party MEP, has been given the high-profile job.

June 10, 2025 1:16 pm CET

The global impact of Trump vs. Musk

Musk’s satellite internet company is in 130 countries, thanks in part to White House support. If he’s on the outs, then what?

June 10, 2025 5:41 am CET

France considers requiring Musk’s X to verify users’ age

“X has indicated since 2024 that it accepts the distribution of pornographic content. It must therefore be treated as such,” Digital Minister Clara Chappaz’s office said.

June 9, 2025 4:25 am CET

Macron dissolved the French parliament a year ago. How will he surprise us again?

POLITICO makes its super-serious predictions for the French president’s next big surprise.

June 9, 2025 4:01 am CET

Trump and Musk aides have spoken amid pause in hostilities

A behind-the-scenes look at what irked Trump the most.

June 8, 2025 2:18 pm CET

The Musk-Trump blowup is really about immigration

The tech right and MAGA populists were always going to have a blowup thanks to their disagreement on whether immigration or the federal debt was central to Trump’s political movement.

June 8, 2025 10:34 am CET

How Musk’s rift with Trump could dent his businesses — and upend US policy

The U.S. president and his agencies have powerful weapons to deploy against his former DOGE chief, if they choose to.

June 7, 2025 2:18 pm CET

Quiet Friday was less détente than Cold War for Trump and Musk

Trump is the most politically powerful man in the world, Musk is the wealthiest man in the world, and their fates have become inextricably linked.

June 7, 2025 10:59 am CET

Trump-Musk feud threatens Republican Party’s future

The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.

June 6, 2025 12:29 pm CET

Trump, White House aides signal a possible détente with Musk

The two men have been embroiled in a feud over legislation that encompasses the president’s agenda.

June 6, 2025 6:06 am CET
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Trump-Musk meltdown gets Europe gloating

“See, big man, politics is harder than you thought,” Poland’s foreign minister taunts the world’s richest man.

June 6, 2025 4:03 am CET

Inside Westminster’s Musk-inspired DOGE wars

Presented by Equinor.

June 6, 2025 4:00 am CET

The Trump-Musk bromance devolves into a chaotic public breakup

The president and the world’s richest man, once close friends, sparred with increasingly explosive insults and threats.

June 6, 2025 1:40 am CET

Merz avoids a blowup in the Oval, but Trump goes his own way on Russia

Germany’s new leader disarmed the president with praise, but their daylight on the war was clear.

June 5, 2025 7:50 pm CET

Pope Leo XIV wants to stop AI playing God

The freshly appointed pope is challenging the technocracy of artificial intelligence.

June 4, 2025 4:30 am CET

EU proposes junking strict self-driving car rules in Trump trade talk gambit

The concession is the latest offering from the bloc and marks a dramatic policy shift to end the trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump.

June 3, 2025 7:24 pm CET

White House to pull nomination of Musk ally for top NASA job

Jared Isaacman has a long-running relationship with Elon Musk.

June 1, 2025 11:34 am CET

Merz to meet Trump in Washington next week

The two leaders are expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East and trade policy at meeting on Thursday.

May 31, 2025 5:53 pm CET

Trump’s move-fast-and-break-things tariff strategy collides with reality

Trump’s determination to move fast could slow implementation of his tariff regime. It also threatens to cost him credibility.

May 31, 2025 3:16 pm CET

PBS sues Trump administration over order to revoke federal funding

PBS’s lawsuit comes just days after NPR filed a similar suit over Trump’s order to halt federal funding to public media.

May 31, 2025 10:06 am CET

After four months of disruption, Elon Musk signals he’s leaving government

The DOGE leader said his “scheduled time” as a special employee is up.

May 29, 2025 5:41 am CET

Musk says he’s ‘disappointed’ with Trump-backed megabill

The billionaire’s criticism could influence the megabill’s prospects in the Senate.

May 28, 2025 5:08 am CET
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