CDU’s Friedrich Merz Reacts with Outrage to AfD Endorsement by Tech Billionaire Elon Musk
CDU candidate Friedrich Merz has expressed outrage at the AfD endorsement by tech billionaire Elon Musk. “I can’t recall a similar case of interference in a friend country’s election in the history of Western democracies” Merz told the Funke Media Group (Monday editions). “Musk’s election call is overbearing and presumptuous.”
Merz added that Musk must have overlooked some things when writing his name contribution, which was published in “Welt am Sonntag”. For instance, the AfD never would have allowed the construction of Tesla’s Brandenburg plant, “because the AfD was the source of the strongest resistance to this project”.
The CDU chief referred to the AfD’s support for leaving the EU, which would cause massive harm to the German economy, “not just the automotive industry”. Merz said, “These connections could be easily recognized, provided one doesn’t only inform oneself through one’s own social media channels.