A 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia identified as Taleb A drove into the Christmas market in Magdeburg with the death toll rising to five.
Elon Musk has proven to be a powerful figure in U.S. politics, something the left-wing government in the U.K. is trying to prevent in its home.
A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats railed against Elon Musk’s interference in German politics and called for a new antitrust act to constrain his influence in the corporate world.
The controversial billionaire and increasingly close confidante of President-elect Donald Trump is now sticking his head into Germany's elections.
Musk was roasted on his own social media platform by a political scientist, a fellow billionaire and many others.
Germany’s intelligence agency has monitored the party, known as Alternative for Germany, for suspected extremism.
It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.
Musk said that ‘only the AfD can save Germany’ in a post on X on Friday night that provoked widespread backlash from politicians at home and overseas
The tech billionaire who has already made a name in American politics offered his endorsement following a deadly German Christmas market attack.
Elon Musk's endorsement of Germany's far-right AfD party on X sparked condemnation from mainstream politicians, who accused him of election interference and promoting extremism ahead of the elections in February.
Musk's increased political and economic influence has prompted comparisons to George Soros, but supporters say Musk is a different case.