US billionaire Elon Musk is trying to exert influence over the German election scheduled for Feb. 23, a government spokesperson said on Monday.
"It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election," with X posts and an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) over the weekend, she said.
Musk was free to express his opinion, the spokesperson added. "After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense."