BERLIN: Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe, saying Berlin-funded migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean could be seen as an “invasion” of Italy. Musk, who was born in South Africa, has Canadian nationality and lives in the United States, shared a post calling for a victory of the far-right party AfD a week before regional elections in two major German states.
As the German foreign ministry hit back, he intensified his criticisms, saying that “if a government in a democracy goes against the will of the people, it should be voted out.” Berlin is locked a row with Italy over the NGO sea operations.