German leader more worried about Musk’s backing of far-right party than insults
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is staying “cool” in the face of critical personal comments made by Elon Musk, but finds it worrying that the US billionaire became involved in Germany’s general election by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Mr Scholz was reacting after Mr Musk, a close aide to US President-elect Donald Trump, called the Chancellor a “fool” after his coalition government collapsed in November. The Tesla chief later backed the AfD in an opinion piece he wrote for a major newspaper in Germany.
