Elon Musk, head of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), lashed out at media critics and denied allegations of white supremacist sympathies in a Fox News interview released Friday. “It’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi,” Musk said, suggesting that if his detractors could “press a button” to kill him, “they would.” But, he added, “since I’m a little difficult to kill, they are doing character assassination instead.”
Musk’s remarks come after months of receiving a lot of censure. Trump delivered a straight-arm respect at his post-inauguration rally that was interpreted by some, including his separated daughter, as a Sieg Heil. His decisions to buy Twitter, X, have presently attracted even more attention.
In a post implying that dictators like Stalin, Hitler, and Mao didn’t kill millions of people, Musk shared a blog implying that “public staff did”. In March, Musk restored previously prohibited white nationalist records. He deleted the article after the reaction.
Musk also addressed a far-right Choice für Deutschland campaign event immediately after the inauguration, warning Germans against letting go of their culture due to “multiculturalism.” He said at the moment,” Toddlers should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great relatives.”
Musk, the former mayor’s daughter-in-law and Fox News host, told Lara Trump that the “relentless advertising plan” against him resembles how Donald Trump was treated. Trump is hardly harsh, according to Musk, but he has also been called a Nazi by critics, who have also called him a Nazi. That is the very reverse of being a Nazi, they say.
Lara Trump criticized Musk for mentioning his early years in South Africa during the Apartheid era. You’ve probably witnessed a lot of brutal things, she said. ” To be called a Nazi… that must be really difficult for you.”
Musk, in change, attributed media manipulation, saying that some people, particularly those who still believe the identity news,” can be a Nazi if you repeat a lie …’he’s a Nazi ‘ enough times.” He specifically cited CNN, citing liberal pundit Scott Jennings without citing the store.
After Catherine Rampell, a Washington Post journalist, attacked Jennings on air about Musk’s behavior in January, his mother encouraged him to sue CNN. If you think it’s so ridiculous, why don’t you watch it straight today on television? Rampell posed a question. Jennings resisted.
DoGE policies have caused protests, vandalism, and fire at Tesla dealerships as Musk’s popularity rises as a result of severe government cuts. His detractors have referred to Tesla cars as” swasticars.” Musk revealed in March that he and his DOGE staff receive regular death threats.
He continues to be stubborn, though. Musk stated,” I’ve never hurt people in my life.” ” But how well advertising works is unsatisfactory.”
