Musk asks his followers if the US 'should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday asked his followers on the social platform X, which he owns, if the U.S. “should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government.”
“America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government,” Musk captioned a post with a poll on X highlighted by Mediaite, with users able to click “Yes” or “No.”
The U.K.’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently condemned the “lies and misinformation” undermining his country’s democracy and his record following continued attacks by Musk. The tech billionaire has recently sought to use the power of his social media network to promote far-right movements in the U.K. and Germany.
In the past few days, Musk has boosted populist and anti-immigrant figures in the U.K. and Germany, where he has significant business investments. He has pushed for new U.K. elections, gone after Starmer and voiced support for far-right figures in the country like the anti-immigrant Tommy Robinson.
Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
On Sunday, Musk said that British politician Nigel Farage should not be the leader of the far-right Reform U.K. party. In a post last week on X, Musk said “only” Farage’s party “can save Britain.”
“The Reform Party needs a new leader,” Musk said in a Sunday post on X. “Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
Farage later responded to Musk’s post with an X post of his own, stating that it was “a surprise.”
“Well, this is a surprise! Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree. My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles,” Farage said.
Farage also said in a recent clip from Sky News that when it comes to Reform U.K., he doesn’t wish for Robinson to be a member.
The Hill has reached out to Starmer’s office for comment.