4 days ago · German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called out tech billionaire Elon Musk by name in a rare outburst on Tuesday night, describing his interventions in the German election campaign as "disgusting".

4 days ago · Olaf Scholz criticized the world’s richest man for his recent support for far-right political ... Scholz said that although he had already been subjected to attacks by the SpaceX boss, Musk’s ...

4 days ago · German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon Musk have publicly feuded in recent weeks as Musk voices support for Scholz’s opposition, the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Dec 31, 2024 · German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a thinly veiled swipe at Elon Musk on Tuesday, using his New Year’s address to criticize the tech billionaire’s involvement in the European country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.

5 days ago · BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday night hammered tech billionaire Elon Musk over controversial remarks he made about Germans needing to get over their “past guilt” for horrific crimes carried out by the Nazis. “I’m so angry about Elon Musk intervening for the far right and ...

Jan 17, 2025 · BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable,” adding to his previous criticism of Musk’s interventions in the German election campaign.. Musk has said over the past month that only the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, can “save Germany.”

Jan 21, 2025 · SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Olaf Scholz “Oaf Schitz" on Tuesday after the German Chancellor criticised Elon Musk’s support for “extreme-right positions" after the tech mogul backed Germany’s far-right AfD party and sparked criticism with a gesture some likened to a Nazi salute.

Jan 4, 2025 · Olaf Scholz, head of Germany’s government, had harsh words for the Tesla and SpaceX boss (AP) German health minister Karl Lauterbach called his support for the far-right party “undignified and highly problematic.”

Dec 31, 2024 · Germany's leading politicians, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck, condemned billionaire Elon Musk's continued support for the far-right AfD party on Tuesday, two months before the legislative elections.

Nov 8, 2024 · Billionaire Elon Musk labeled German Chancellor Olaf Scholz a "fool" on Thursday, after his three-party coalition imploded. Responding to a post referring to Scholz's government collapsing, Musk said, in German: " Olaf ist ein Narr." Translated, it means: "Olaf is a fool."