In news from Germany, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, took a break from advising Donald Trump on Saturday to give a surprise virtual address to the far-right party AfD, or Alternative for Germany. Musk’s appearance came just days after he sparked controversy for twice giving a Nazi salute at a Trump inaugural event. Among other things, Musk told attendees it’s time to “move on” from “past guilt,” an apparent reference to Nazism and the Holocaust. Elon Musk: “Well, first of all, I wanted to really say that I’m very...

Elon Musk told supporters of a German conservative populist party that "it’s OK to be proud to be German" and "there’s too much emphasis on past guilt." Musk appeared via video conference at an Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) campaign event on Saturday and encouraged supporters to take pride in "being German." "I’m very excited for the AfD, and I think you’re really the best hope for Germany," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told the enthusiastic crowd. "I think something that’s very important is that people take pride in Germany and...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk addressed a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, urging attendees to move on from past guilt related to the country's Nazi history. Newsweek has contacted Musk via an email to Tesla for comment. Musk's remarks, delivered virtually at the event in Halle, Germany, were made alongside AfD leader Alice Weidel, less than a month before the country's February 23 general election. The AfD is polling at around 20 percent, which is a new record for the party. Musk has displayed increasing...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk encouraged Germans to “move beyond” historical guilt in a speech to the right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland party. Musk’s public support for the AfD, which began last month, represents his latest international political venture. After previously hosting a space with the AfD candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, Musk took his support a step further by remotely speaking to a crowd of AfD supporters at their election campaign kick-off in Halle, Germany. In his speech, Musk said that the AfD was the “best hope for Germany,” and urged...

The chairman of Israel's official Holocaust memorial has accused Elon Musk of insulting the victims of Nazism and endangering Germany's democratic future, after the billionaire addressed a rally for Germany's far-right party on Saturday. Musk, the world's richest man, made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party on Saturday, doubling down on his support for the group he has said can “save Germany” ahead of snap elections in February. In an apparent reference to Germany's Nazi history, the head of the Trump...

The richest man in the world caused a stir on Saturday when he reportedly told a far-right German party to get over their past "guilt." Elon Musk, a close ally to President Donald , over the weekend gave a remote presentation to the far-right German party AfD. The group is also known as the Alternative for party, according to . "The Tesla CEO addressed the crowd alongside party leader Alice Weidel, saying that the party is the 'best hope for Germany' and calling to 'preserve German culture' and 'protect the...

An activist group projected a photo of billionaire Elon Musk making a controversial gesture that resembled a Roman salute on a Tesla factory near Berlin this week, with a single word above the world’s richest man: “Heil.” The image, and an accompanying video of Musk’s remarks at one of President Donald Trump’s inauguration events this week, was crafted by a British political campaign group called Led By Donkeys. Critics have compared Musk’s gesture to the salute adopted by the Nazis, although he has dismissed such comparisons as “tired” Democratic attacks....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Elon Musk amid accusations of the X owner making a Nazi salute earlier this week. On Inauguration Day, Musk spoke to supporters at Capitol One Arena in Washington. At one point during his speech, he extended his arm outward with his palm facing down. Musk then told supporters, “my heart goes out to you.” The move was quickly criticized as appearing similar to a Nazi salute, with a PBS News correspondent saying during coverage of Musk’s speech it “certainly appears to be...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Elon Musk after media outlets described a gesture that the Tesla CEO made at President Donald Trump’s inauguration rally on Monday as a Nazi salute. Netanyahu took to X on Thursday to post that Musk is "being falsely smeared." "Elon is a great friend of Israel," the prime minister said. "He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre in which Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. He has since repeatedly and forcefully supported Israel’s right to...