The tech entrepreneur and close adviser to Donald Trump Elon Musk has taken a stunning new public step in his support for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), publishing a supportive guest opinion piece for the country’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper that has prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.
The newspaper presents the action as a contribution to freedom of expression. In fact, it is an opportunistic, historical gesture that makes the paper feel small. The damage is not lessened by the fact that the editorial team added a “response” to Musk’s contribution. It seems more like an admission of a mistake.
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