Elon Musk continues to rage: Now he demands the release of a right-wing extremist!

By Christoph Meyer

USA - US multi-billionaire Elon Musk (53) is continuing his public support for right-wing extremists and accusations against elected politicians in Europe in the new year.

The tirades of multi-billionaire Musk (53) on X continue. (archive photo)
The tirades of multi-billionaire Musk (53) on X continue. (archive photo)  © lgi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

After recently lashing out at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (66, SPD), whom he called a "fool", and describing German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (68) as a"tyrant", he is now turning his attention back to the UK.

On his X account, Musk stood up for the currently imprisoned British right-wing extremist Tommy Robinson (42). Among other things, the Tesla boss shared the post of a Robinson supporter and commented on it with "Free Tommy".

He also shared Robinson's account and other posts in which the far-right and Islamophobic activist is referred to as a political prisoner, among other things. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is the UK's best-known right-wing extremist.

Even Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage (60), whose Reform UK party receives a lot of support from Musk, has clearly distanced himself from the 42-year-old in the past, accusing him of being close to violent criminals.

The filthy rich Elon Musk is once again getting involved in politics.
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Robinson was convicted of defamation

Tommy Robinson (42, center) is a British activist, well-known right-wing extremist and currently in prison.
Tommy Robinson (42, center) is a British activist, well-known right-wing extremist and currently in prison.  © David Parry/PA Wire/dpa

Musk, who has more than 200 million followers on X, is an advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump (78). He has also recently expressed his support for the AfD in the German parliamentary election campaign on several occasions.

Robinson is currently in custody because he spread false allegations about a Syrian refugee despite a court injunction. He has already been sentenced to pay damages of 100,000 pounds (approx. 120,000 euros) for defamation. The allegations are also repeated in a video created by Robinson, which is still available on his X account with more than one million followers.

In addition to his support for Robinson, Musk once again sharply attacked British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (62).

He accused the Labour politician of failing to act as the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the fight against criminal rings of abusers, most of whom had Pakistani roots. However, Starmer, who was head of the CPS between 2008 and 2013, said that he had initiated the prosecution of the most prominent case in Rochdale in the first place.