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Musk in British and German politics

“Civil war is inevitable,” the grooming-gang posts and the AfD

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Britain

Riots, grooming gangs and a rally.

During the riots in England in August 2024, Musk wrote “civil war is inevitable” and used the tag #TwoTierKeir, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of policing protesters unequally. Downing Street said there was no justification for the comment. [1][2]

In January 2025 he posted repeatedly about grooming gangs, the organized sexual abuse of girls in several English towns. He called minister Jess Phillips a “rape genocide apologist” and attacked Starmer’s record as chief prosecutor. Starmer criticized “those spreading lies and misinformation.” [3][4]

On 13 September 2025, by video to the Unite the Kingdom rally in London, he said “violence is coming,” “you either fight back or you die,” and called for parliament to be dissolved. [5][6]

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The sources

  1. The Guardian: Musk says “civil war is inevitable” over UK riots, 6 August 2024 ↗

    Downing Street said there was no justification.

  2. CNN: Musk’s civil-war post about the UK riots, 6 August 2024 ↗

    Second account.

  3. Reuters: Starmer criticizes those spreading lies after Musk posts, 6 January 2025 ↗

    The grooming-gang posts and the Jess Phillips attack.

  4. BBC: Musk and the grooming-gangs row, January 2025 ↗

    Second account.

  5. The Guardian: Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at London rally, 13 September 2025 ↗

    His video remarks to the Unite the Kingdom rally.

  6. BBC: reaction to Musk’s rally remarks, September 2025 ↗

    Political reaction in the UK.

Germany

Endorsing the AfD.

In a Welt am Sonntag op-ed on 28 December 2024, Musk called the far-right AfD the “last spark of hope” for Germany. On 9 January 2025 he hosted its leader, Alice Weidel, on X and said “only the AfD can save Germany.” He faced accusations in Germany of meddling in its February 2025 election. [1][2][3]

What we can’t tell you. None.

The sources

  1. Reuters: Musk backs AfD in German newspaper op-ed, 28 December 2024 ↗

    His Welt am Sonntag article.

  2. The Guardian: Musk heaps praise on AfD’s Weidel in live talk, 9 January 2025 ↗

    The X Spaces conversation.

  3. CNN: Musk livestream with Weidel, 9 January 2025 ↗

    Second account.

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