AfD candidate for chancellor uses party conference to try to ride wave propelling populists in Europe and US to power

The virtual encounter between the two took place on Thursday amid growing criticism over the billionaire’s vocal support of far-right parties in Europe

God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of X, has faced repeated scrutiny for his controversial engagements involving Nazi references

The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped ... something that Musk has experienced with his Tesla Gigafactory outside Berlin. However, he did acknowledge ...

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, openly endorsed Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party during a live chat with its leader, Alice Weidel, on Thursday. The 74-minute conversation,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk's support for the far-right in Europe is "completely unacceptable."

Knowing of his close relationship with Donald Trump, Alice Weidel made sure to express her ... investments in the country - notably a huge Tesla plant just outside Berlin. And he's dismissed ...

He promoted leader Alice Weidel in a discussion on his X platform ... "Only AfD can save Germany, end of story," the Tesla and SpaceX boss and ally of US President-elect Donald Trump said during the discussion with Weidel. "People really need to get ...

From inflammatory social media posts targeting world leaders to endorsements of far-right political figures, Musk’s actions have raised global alarms.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk live-streamed his chat with a leader of Germany's far-right party on Thursday, using the power of his social media platform, X, to amplify the party's message ahead of an upcoming national election — and raising concerns across Europe about the world's richest man trying to influence foreign politics.