French PM Bayrou criticizes Musk's influence on democracies
28/1/2025 6:05
Elon Musk, the billionaire
owner of social media network X and a close ally of U.S.
President Donald Trump, poses a threat to democracies, French
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday.
"Elon Musk is creating a threat to democracies," Bayrou said
in a local TV interview. "Money should not give the right to
rule consciences."
Bayrou's comments about Musk come after he warned last week
that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand up to
Trump and his policies, or risk being "dominated ... crushed ...
marginalised."
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the world's richest person, has
shown a willingness to weigh in on foreign political issues. He
has endorsed a German anti-immigration party ahead of elections
slated in February, and has repeatedly commented on British
politics, demanding Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign.
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