Musk Hosts Interview with AfD Leader

Musk Hosts Interview with AfD Leader
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Above: AfD co-leader and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel before a live discussion with Elon Musk on Jan. 9, 2025. Image copyright: Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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This interaction constitutes dangerous foreign interference in German elections, potentially violating EU digital regulations and German campaign laws. X's reckless amplification of a party designated as extremist poses risks to democratic processes.

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Elon Musk's livestream served as a platform for legitimate political discourse and free speech, providing voters with direct access to alternative viewpoints without media filtering. Musk has drawn ire by openly expressing views that fundamentally oppose a woke establishment agenda.

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