
Elon Musk tells Germany's radical far-right AfD party there's too much 'guilt' over the 'sins' of Nazi grandparents - as thousands of people take to the streets of Berlin in protest of the group
Daily MailElon Musk has backed Germany's radical right-wing AfD party at its latest rally, telling attendees that there's too much 'guilt' over the 'sins' of their 'great grandparents'. Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during a speech by Alice Weidel, chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany political party, at the AfD election campaign launch rally on January 25, 2025 in Halle, Germany 'It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything,' Musk, via video link, told the hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel Participants stand with placards during a rally against the far right at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 25 January 2025 Musk, who spoke of suppression of speech under Germany's government, has previously attacked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on X. Sea of Lights Against a Shift to the Right' against the far-right Alternative for Germany party, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, January 25, 2025 Participants gather for a demonstration against a political shift to the right to stand together during a 'Sea of Lights for Democracy' in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on January 25, 2025 The reported probe came after the Tesla owner launched a barrage of attacks on the Government on his X social media site. People hold up their cell phones as they protest the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party, and right-wing extremism in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 Demonstration against the shift to the right under the motto 'We stand together' at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
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