Elon Musk, businessman businessman and receiving advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump, reignited tensions with the UK government this week, sharing a deeply personal tale about his American grandmother, Cora Amelia Robinson, while launching withering critiques against major American officials.
Musk recalled his grandmother’s story of surviving hunger during the Great Depression and World War II attacks. ” She cleaned properties to put food on the table”, Musk said, adding,” If she were dead in present-day Britain, she might have been abducted”. Musk made the comment as he criticized the way the government handled child-grooming syndicates and historical abuse situations.
Targeting employment management
The Tesla CEO attacked UK Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips of being a “rape murder advocate” on his social media platform X, calling for the arrest of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and reversing his claim that he should face jail time for his part in child abuse situations.
Musk yet questioned his supporters and questioned whether the US does “liberate the people of Britain from their despotic government.” The problem, though posed innocently, sparked widespread controversy, with some seeing it as comedy and others as a primary problem to UK leadership.
Starmer hits again
In a Monday news conference, Starmer defended his career as the UK’s director of public prosecutions, stating that record amounts of child sexual abuse circumstances were prosecuted during his administration. He condemned Musk’s opinions, saying,” Those spreading falsehoods and propaganda aren’t interested in patients. They’re interested in themselves”.
Starmer also addressed threats made to Jess Phillips, calling it a “poison of the far appropriate” and adding,” A column has been crossed. Politicians may be based on facts, no the anguish for interest”.
‘ Do things, Musk ‘
Wes Streeting, the health minister, criticized Musk for making disparaging remarks about Phillips and urged him to “roll up his sleeves” in a campaign to stop violence against women and kids. Streeting even highlighted the part of online websites, like Musk’s X, in ensuring online security.
A unique relationship in risk?
The Musk-Starmer fight comes at a critical moment for UK-US connections. With Trump set to begin his next president, worries are mounting over the death of the” specific partnership”. To protect itself from possible US business taxes, the European Union has already been pursuing closer ties with Britain.
As Musk continues to fuel controversy, his growing impact in Trump’s management and his propensity for incitement leave the world watching—and wondering—what’s future for UK-US politics.
