First he visited the US-Mexico border. After his live stream failed on his $44 billion platform, he turned to the issue of migration in Europe and traded blows with the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on X.
The Foreign Ministry in Berlin and US billionaire Elon Musk argued on his Internet platform X about German help to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean. On Friday, Musk referred to an Italian post that praised the AfD and criticized the fact that rescue ships from humanitarian organizations with German support are taking in migrants.
“Does the German public know this?” Musk wrote on his platform, formerly known as Twitter. The Foreign Office reacted promptly through its X account in English: “Yes. And that’s called saving lives.”
But Musk doubled down and wrote: “So you are very proud of this. Interesting. Frankly, I doubt the majority of the German public supports this. Did you conduct research?” If Germany transports large quantities of “illegal immigrants” to Italian soil, it has “invasion vibes”.
There has been a dispute between the governments of Rome and Berlin in recent days. In a letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the fact that the German government wanted to financially support organizations that care for boat migrants in Italy. Rome sees this as interference in internal affairs. On the other hand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs highlighted that it was about implementing a Bundestag decision.
Elon Musk visiting Texas. Portal/Daniel Becerril
On the same day he visited the US-Mexico border, in Texas; including cowboy hat. The attempt to broadcast this public relations stunt live on X failed due to technical glitches.
(APA/DPA)