JD Vance calls Elon Musk’s piece praising far-right German celebration AfD ‘interesting’ | EUROtoday

Vice President-elect JD Vance took to X to name an op-ed by Elon Musk in The world explaining his assist for the far-right German celebration Alternative for Germany (AfD) “interesting.”

Musk shared a publish on X by Martin Varsavsky, who posted what he stated was the article submitted by Musk to the German paper. The AfD is a far-right populist, eurosceptic celebration that opposes immigration and has referred to as for mass deportations.

The article, entitled Only the AfD Can Save Germanyoutlines Musk’s perception that “As someone who has invested significantly in Germany’s industrial and technological landscape, I believe I have earned the right to speak candidly about its political direction.”

Sharing the article, Vance wrote: “I’m not endorsing a party in the German elections, as it’s not my country and we hope to have good relations with all Germans. But this is an interesting piece.”

“Also interesting; American media slanders AfD as Nazi-lite, but AfD is most popular in the same areas of Germany that were most resistant to the Nazis,” he claimed.

Nineteen p.c of German adults have a optimistic view of the AfD, in accordance with the Pew Research Center.

Musk highlighted various points in his op-ed that he claimed Germany should tackle to keep away from “economic and cultural collapse.”

A commentary editor on the paper resigned in protest at Musk’s op-ed and the German authorities stated Monday that Musk was making an attempt to affect the nation’s election set for subsequent month, The Hill famous.

Germany’s ambassador to the U.S., Andreas Michaelis, stated on Bluesky that Vance’s statement was “interesting.”

“Historical context can be tricky – while some areas you are referring to resisted the Nazi party early on, others did not, or later became strongholds of the regime. Germany’s history reminds us how important it is to challenge extremism in all its forms,” he stated.

Musk initially shared his assist for the AfD in December and he has referred to as for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to step down. Ahead of the election on February 23, the AfD stays the second hottest celebration in Germany, however all main events within the nation have rejected the potential for becoming a member of a coalition authorities with the AfD.

Christiane Hoffmann, a spokesperson for the German authorities stated throughout a briefing Monday that “It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election through his statement.”

She added that “freedom of expression also includes the greatest nonsense.”