Elon Musk was dragged on X, formerly Twitter, Friday after he compared a far-right German political party to the Democratic Party under former President Barack Obama.
Musk made the connection after he stated on his X account early Friday morning that Germany's populist AfD or Alternative for Germany party would be the country's only savior:
The party is polling second ahead of the country's upcoming elections with many concerned about its platform. As the BBC reported in a recent breakdown of the party, the AfD has called for zero immigration and closed borders, is anti-European Union, and its leaders have used ultra-nationalist and anti-news media rhetoric.
The Guardian also reported recently that activists from the AfD spent election day at Mar-a-Lago, where Musk has become a regular fixture. "Among them was the purported semi-professional, one-time porn actor, self-confessed former cocaine user, convicted thief and hard-right candidate for the German parliament Phillipp-Anders Rau. Together with a compact delegation of young political activists and influencers, Rau posed for the cameras with the American president-elect at his invitation, chanting "Fight! Fight! Fight!" in English and German," reported the Deborah Cole, adding:
Members of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party had already been making inroads with the Trump camp for several months before the US vote, as Europe's populist anti-migration forces attempt to harness Maga's momentum before Germany's general election in February.
After Musk was criticized for his Friday morning tweet by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on CNN, he attacked the lawmaker as a "liar" and further defended the AfD:
Musk was ripped on his platform by people who failed to see his comparison between politically opposed U.S. Democrats and the AfD. Here is a small sample of the reactions: