In the piece, Musk justified his support for AfD, calling it “Germany’s last spark of hope.” “Portraying AfD as far-right is blatantly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party’s leader, has a partner from Sri Lanka!

Elon Musk stirred controversy by endorsing Germany's far-right party, AfD, in a major newspaper ahead of crucial elections. His comments led to the resignation of the paper's opinion editor and ignited debate over free speech and political discourse.

Elon Musk backed Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party, known as the AfD, in an opinion piece published in a German newspaper on Saturday, wading deeper into international politics as the billionaire has become a fixture in Trump’s orbit.