Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Endorsement of Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party

Musk’s support for the Alternative for Germany party, which critics label extremist, follows a deadly Christmas market attack and Germany’s political turmoil.

Elon Musk publicly endorsed Germany’s right-wing AfD party, calling it 'the only hope for Germany' after a Saudi immigrant killed five people in a Christmas market attack.
The AfD, classified as a 'suspected extremist' group by German courts, has gained momentum following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government and upcoming snap elections in February 2025.
Musk compared AfD policies to those of the U.S. Democratic Party under Barack Obama in 2008, a claim widely criticized as inaccurate by politicians and experts.
Mark Cuban used Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to analyze the AfD’s platform, concluding it aligns more closely with the U.S. Republican Party in its current far-right form.
German officials and U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Chris Murphy, condemned Musk’s remarks, with some accusing him of endorsing a neo-Nazi organization and interfering in Germany’s political process.