Tech billionaire Elon Musk live-streamed his chat with a leader of Germany's far-right party on Thursday, using the power of his social media platform, X, to amplify the party's message ahead of an upcoming national election — and raising concerns across Europe about the world's richest man trying to influence foreign politics.

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The virtual encounter between the two took place on Thursday amid growing criticism over the billionaire’s vocal support of far-right parties in Europe

Germany's far-right chancellor candidate was granted an audience with billionaire Elon Musk — albeit online and audio only. The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped,

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party.

God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, openly endorsed Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party during a live chat with its leader, Alice Weidel, on Thursday. The 74-minute conversation,

He promoted leader Alice Weidel in a discussion on his X platform ... "Only AfD can save Germany, end of story," the Tesla and SpaceX boss and ally of US President-elect Donald Trump said during the discussion with Weidel. "People really need to get ...

Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Alternative for Germany ... Mr Musk says he knows it takes a long time as he operates a Tesla car factory near Berlin. The pair are laughing together frequently ...

The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped ... something that Musk has experienced with his Tesla Gigafactory outside Berlin. However, he did acknowledge ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is hosting a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, amplifying concerns across Europe about potential meddling by the world's richest man in the upcoming national election there.

AfD head Alice Weidel speaks during a general debate of ... The foray into politics by the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive is raising alarm across Europe. Elon Musk jumps on the stage as ...