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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,459 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 03:59 PM Thursday

Is Elon Musk taking his political meddling international?

Tech billionaire Elon Musk met with British political disruptor Nigel Farage on Monday amid rumors that Musk may donate money to Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform U.K. party.

The rendezvous happened at the Mar-a-Lago estate of President-elect Donald Trump, whom Musk spent over a quarter of a million dollars to help elect this year. Reform U.K. has emerged as a threat recently to the Labour government and the leading opposition party, the Conservatives.

Farage left the meeting seemingly optimistic that Musk would chip in for the cause. He told BBC on Tuesday that Reform is in “open negotiations” with Musk and admitted that the two “did talk about money” while in Florida.

“He wants to help us, he’s not opposed to the idea of giving us money, provided we can do it legally through UK companies,” Farage told the outlet.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/17/2292446/-Is-Elon-Musk-taking-his-political-meddling-international

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Is Elon Musk taking his political meddling international? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
JFC, if Musk had been alive 80 years ago, he'd be financially supporting no_hypocrisy Thursday #1
YES. He thinks he runs the world. n/t CousinIT Thursday #2
He is one of the most powerful men in the world right now. Irish_Dem Thursday #3
Of course... Blue_Tires Thursday #4
Pride goeth before a fall... slightlv Friday #5

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
3. He is one of the most powerful men in the world right now.
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 04:41 PM
Thursday

And the richest man in the world.

So his delusions have some basis in reality.

Blue_Tires

(56,725 posts)
4. Of course...
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 06:21 PM
Thursday

The nutbars in Canada are already begging for his direct intervention...

Democracy is hopelessly broken 😒

slightlv

(4,439 posts)
5. Pride goeth before a fall...
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 07:32 PM
Friday

I am SO wanting to see this guy hit the bottom! They always think they're more important than they really are, and always take that one step too far. I want to see him bankrupted and deported back to his native South Africa... as soon as possible, or the republicans will find a way to cancel the constitution to allow him to actually BE president!

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