"Anti-democratic tyrant!" Musk insults Germany's President Steinmeier
US billionaire Elon Musk continues to make headlines with comments on German domestic politics. He operates under a new name on his platform X.
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- Elon Musk insults German President Steinmeier on his X profile.
- "Steinmeier is an anti-democratic tyrant! Shame on him," Musk posts.
- Musk's account, which has more than 200 million followers, is now called "Kekius Maximus" and has a frog figure as its profile picture.
After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has also been insulted on US billionaire Elon Musk's X profile.
The account of the Tesla boss, who is considered a close advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump, reads in English: "Steinmeier is an anti-democratic tyrant! Shame on him." When asked, the Office of the Federal President said that it had taken note of the comment but was not commenting on it.
Musk's comment refers to the post by an AfD-affiliated influencer who attacked Steinmeier after he had spoken out against outside influence during his speech on the dissolution of the Bundestag a few days ago. The head of state also explicitly mentioned Platform X.
Scholz called a fool
Musk, who is known for his provocative and frequent postings on his platform, has been causing unrest in German politics for days. At the weekend, he once again campaigned for the AfD for the "Welt am Sonntag" newspaper with a view to the elections on February 23.
Following the break-up of the traffic light coalition, the Tesla boss had already attacked Scholz on X, writing in German: "Olaf is a fool". On Monday, he followed this up with another post in which he slurred the chancellor's name and predicted that he would lose the election.
Musk's account, which has more than 200 million followers, is now called "Kekius Maximus" and has a frog figure as its profile picture. Explanations for the renaming and the meaning of the name were not initially available.