UK right warns Trump allies that Musk’s posts have gone too far
UK right warns Trump allies that Musk’s posts have gone too far
Senior politicians on the UK right have privately contacted Donald Trump’s allies, urging the US President-elect’s team not to endorse British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, after billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk called for him to be released from prison.
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UK right-wing politicians, including allies of Nigel Farage, have privately urged Donald Trump’s team to avoid endorsing far-right activist Tommy Robinson, following Elon Musk’s calls for Robinson’s release from prison.
Musk, a close Trump adviser, has faced backlash for supporting Robinson, who is jailed for contempt of court and has a history of criminal convictions.
Farage and other mainstream UK conservatives have distanced themselves from Robinson, warning that such endorsements could harm their political credibility.
Musk’s controversial posts continue to stir tensions within UK and US political circles.
Musk making the typical American mistake of thinking politics here is as polarised in the US.
No, the British right doesn't automatically support the jailed Yaxley-Lennon. Some think he's just a gobby twat.
That’s the problem with the US: the majority™️ over here think “gobby twat” Is an admirable trait…
Or they owe her hush money
But he's my guy!
Ha! Even Farage wants him to fuck off! I love it!
"Don't you get it? If we associate with Elon, people might think we're the baddies!"
I think Musk overestimates his popularity among the European supporters of far right parties. Recently came back from the holidays in rural east Germany, where lots of people vote that way, and people abhor him over there.
I think at this point it must be argued that Musk is an inside agent seeking to accelerate the downfall of capitalism by making it clear how dangerous it is to concentrate wealth to this degree.
Well, that, or he is planning on taking USA full Russia. Extremism and misinformation from the top down.
Or, like drugs or something?
He just doesn't seem smart enough to engineer the first two options unless someone else is doing all the thinking for him (which seems entirely possible).
Musk thinks that because he is rich, all his ideas are valid.
He has no idea of things that anyone in the UK could tell you. Reform is only a thing because of Farage. Without him it's dead, and frankly, it should and will be even with him. The Tory faithful will return to the fold now their protest vote delivered a Labour government with a massive majority.
Tommy Robinson is popular with football hooligans and that's about it.
Mr Elong Fuckup, showing what a dim-witted fucking idiot he is
It's interesting to see the hierarchy of embarrassment that conservatives have found themselves stuck in. Average Tory voter < Tory party < Nigel Farage < Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson.
Farage should have stayed quiet about Musk and Robinson. Now everyone knows how vulnerable he feels about being the next Nick Griffin.
The whole of the right is allowing itself to get completely tainted by it's lowest denominator at the moment.