Great Britain Musk: Farage wrong leader for right-wing British Reform Party
That's how quickly you can fall out of favor with an influential multi-billionaire: A few weeks after a supposedly "great" meeting, US entrepreneur Elon Musk has spoken out against British right-wing populist Nigel Farage.
05.01.2025, 21:14
SDA
The Reform UK party needs a new leader, wrote the advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump on his online platform X, where he has been ripping into British politics for months. "Farage doesn't have what it takes."
Musk campaigned vehemently for Trump during the US election campaign and has recently spoken out loudly in favor of the AfD on several occasions. In addition, he has long railed against British politics, primarily against the Labor government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Most recently, he accused her of not doing enough to clear up previous abuse scandals.
Speculation about Musk's large donation to the party
In mid-December, Musk met Brexit campaigner Farage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in the US state of Florida. Afterwards, Farage confirmed rumors between the lines for the first time about a possible large donation from Musk for Reform UK.
There has been speculation in the British media for some time that the X owner could support the party with up to 100 million US dollars (just under 97 million euros). The multi-billionaire had financed Trump's election campaign with an even higher sum.
Musk stands up for imprisoned far-right activist
Now, however, Musk seems to think Farage is a bad choice. This could have to do with different views on the imprisoned British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, for whom Musk is campaigning via X. Farage has repeatedly expressed positive views on Musk, but has distanced himself from those on Robinson.
"Well, that's a surprise!" Farage wrote in response to Musk's X post. "Elon is an impressive person, but I'm afraid I disagree on this one." He believes that Robinson is not the right man for the party.
