(17 Jan 2025)
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Berlin – 17 January 2025
1. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson arriving
2. Photographers
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor:
"He (note: refers to Elon Musk) supports the far right everywhere in Europe. In Britain, in Germany, in many, many other countries. And that is something that is completely unacceptable. It jeopardises the democratic development of Europe. It jeopardises our community. And that must be criticised. His siding with the far right, whether for business interests or for reasons that have something to do with his own political stance, that is unacceptable."
4. Close of Scholz
5. Wide of of Ulf Kristersson and Olaf Scholz at podiums
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor:
"As you know, I have already spoken to the future American president twice in person. My advisors have an intensive exchange with his future advisors and those who will accompany him in the administration and who are responsible for these issues. And we can therefore hope that good cooperation in Europe… between Europe and the USA will continue to be successful in the future, including on the issue of support for Ukraine. So I don’t expect that the US will stop supporting Ukraine in its defence."
7. Wide of news conference
8. Mid of Kristersson speaking
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister:
"On Monday, US President (Donald) Trump will be inaugurated. Both our nations (note: refers to Sweden and Germany) have longstanding and highly valued partnerships with the United States and we both believe in European transatlantic bonds as well. So we do look forward to working closely with the incoming American administration to promote a more prosperous, more secure and a more sustainable world for us all."
10. Mid of Ulf Kristersson and Olaf Scholz at podiums
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister:
"We, as a union and as European NATO allies, need to strengthen Europe’s own security and defence capabilities. That implies that most of us need to be prepared to rapidly increase our defence spending."
12. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shaking hands, leaving
STORYLINE:
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable,” adding to his previous criticism of Musk’s interventions in the German election campaign.
Musk has said over the past month that only the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, can “save Germany."
Last week, the tech billionaire live-streamed on his social media platform X a chat with Alice Weidel, the party’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s Feb. 23 election, amplifying its message ahead of the vote.
His interest in Germany and politics elsewhere in Europe, after he poured money and energy into helping Donald Trump win the U.S. election, has set off alarm bells among politicians across the continent.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief executive also has demanded the release of jailed U.K. anti-Islam extremist Tommy Robinson and called British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government tyrannical, claiming Starmer should be in prison.
Asked at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Berlin on Friday about Musk’s interventions, Scholz said it’s important to “criticize the right thing.”
“He supports the extreme right throughout Europe, in Britain, in Germany, in many, many other countries, and that is something that is completely unacceptable.”
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