German Chancellor Takes Apparent Jab at Elon Musk in New Year’s Address

Musk, billionaire and owner of X, has expressed support for the AfD party.
German Chancellor Takes Apparent Jab at Elon Musk in New Year’s Address
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a media briefing in Berlin on Nov. 5, 2024. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered a New Year’s address in which he seemed to admonish potential concern about billionaire Elon Musk’s influence on the country’s upcoming elections.

The future of Germany “will not be decided by the owners of social media channels,” Scholz said in a Dec. 31 address.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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