However, Macron’s remarks fell short of those of Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gach Stere. He said Monday he was “concerned” that Musk, “a man with enormous access to social media,” would be “directly involved” in the incident. Politics in other countries.
Musk is facing mainstream political backlash in Europe after wading into domestic politics in Germany and the UK. He has come out in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany ahead of snap legislative elections in Germany next month. The Berlin government and several political leaders claimed this amounted to election interference. Musk also had a spat with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and, surprisingly, called on Nigel Farage to step down as leader of the right-wing Reform UK party.
Musk has yet to weigh in on French politics and has offered the same kind of support to the French far-right as he has given to similar movements in Europe, especially given that his economically progressive views appear to clash with those he espouses. It is unclear whether it will be provided. Marine Le Pen’s national rally.
Musk and Macron have maintained a friendly relationship in the past. The bosses of Tesla, SpaceX and Last week, Musk donated 100 Starlink terminals to the Mayotte region in France, which was damaged by the cyclone.
Macron has invited Musk and Trump back to Paris next month for the highly anticipated artificial intelligence summit. The president-elect and his French counterpart enjoyed a good relationship during Trump’s first term, and Macron has been trying to rekindle it. Macron was one of the first Western leaders to congratulate the US president-elect on his election victory last November.
In his Elysee speech, Macron said he was willing to work with the incoming U.S. administration despite fears about an imminent trade war and a future war in Ukraine.
“We have been able to work with Trump and we know what the differences are, including on climate change,” he said. “He knows that France is a staunch ally.”
But he also added that Europe has “little chance of winning respect” if it is “weak and defeatist.”
