"Make Europe Great Again". Elon Musk continues to force his way into the politics of the Old Continent after his endorsement of the far-right German party Afd and his attacks on the Labour government in Great Britain. This time the richest man on the planet has decided to officially launch the Mega movement for Europe, with an obvious reference to Donald Trump's famous slogan . "People of Europe: join the Mega movement," he wrote in a post on his platform.
Musk has been launching provocations and trying to destabilize overseas politics for months : from supporting the extremist AfD party - whose leader Alice Weidel was also invited to Trump's inauguration in Washington - defined as the "best hope for Germany" to the harsh accusations against British Prime Minister Keir Starmer branded as a "despicable being" to the proposal to rename the English Channel "George Washington Channel", along the lines of Donald Trump's idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico "of America".
Not to mention the outrage over the alleged Nazi salute at the president's inauguration, which Musk denied making, or the call for Germany to free itself from its sense of guilt and move "beyond its past." The South African billionaire's incursions have angered many political leaders in Europe, and last week the EU responded by stepping up its investigations into X's algorithms . The European Commission has asked the platform to provide a series of documents relating to "recommendation systems," which suggest what users should read or follow. The platform's owner has responded by saying he is a champion of free speech and has accused Brussels of censorship.
Meanwhile, at home, Musk continues to expand his sphere of influence in the administration. According to an exclusive from the New York Times, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has granted him and other members of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system. If confirmed, the billionaire would have a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending by bypassing Congress. The Tesla boss recently attacked the department led by Bessent for not blocking some payments deemed by Musk to be useless.
(Online Union)