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Is Elon Musk influencing world politics?

Over the last few days the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has turned his attention to European politics.

Over the last few days the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has turned his attention to European politics.

The billionaire owner of X has been relentlessly tweeting his criticism of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He鈥檚 also endorsed the far-right AfD party ahead of next month鈥檚 snap elections in Germany. These actions have been criticised by both the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Musk is known for being outspoken on political issues across the world. He endorsed incoming President Donald Trump during the US election, is close friends with the Prime Minister of Italy and has gotten into public disagreements with political figures in Brazil and Venezuela.

We discuss Musk's recent takes with the 麻豆社鈥檚 Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker and Maria Clara Montoya from the WITW team takes a look at some of the feuds and friendships Musk has in Latin America.

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Presenter: Iqra Farooq
Producers: Josh Jenkins and Maria Clara Montoya
Editor: Rosanna La-Falce

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