European Leaders Slam Elon Musk For Political Interference, Online Attacks
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Several European leaders have voiced concerns over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s alleged involvement in the internal affairs of European nations.
Musk, who is a close ally of U.S President-elect, Donald Trump, recently launched attacks on his social media platform, X, against the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, UK politician, Nigel Farage, and other UK leaders.
The billionaire accused Starmer of failing to prosecute gangs that systematically groomed and raped young girls, while calling for the jail of minister and member of parliament, Jess Phillips.
Musk alleged that Starmer, who served as the UK’s top prosecutor from 2008 to 2013, was “deeply complicit” in the crimes and labeled him “utterly despicable.”
Responding on Monday, Starmer accused Musk of “spreading lies and misinformation” on his platform about historical child sex abuse scandals in northern England.
Quoting Starmer, “those spreading lies and misinformation are not interested in the victims; they are only interested in themselves.”
He accused Musk of using tactics to incite threats and intimidation for political purposes.
French President Emmanuel Macron also criticised Musk for “directly intervening in elections,” including in Germany.
Similarly, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, slammed Musk for supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling his actions “erratic” and damaging.
Also speaking, Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Store, expressed alarm at Musk’s influence, stating it was “worrying” that someone with such vast wealth was interfering in European politics.
“I find it worrying that a man with considerable access to social networks and significant economic resources is so directly involved in the internal affairs of other countries,” Store stated.
“This is not how democracies and allies should interact,” he added.
Musk has focused much of his criticism on Britain, specifically on child grooming scandals that unfolded during Starmer’s tenure as director of public prosecutions.
These scandals, which occurred in northern towns like Rochdale, Rotherham, and Oldham, involved alleged widespread abuse of vulnerable girls, predominantly by men of South Asian origin.
Official investigations found systemic failures by police and social workers, who were accused of inaction out of fear of being labeled racist.
However, none of the reports implicated Starmer in obstructing justice.
