Billionaire Elon Musk joined this Wednesday (8) in the discussion between the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, about the annexation of Canadian territory.
In a publication on the X platform, which he owns, Musk stated that Trudeau no longer has the legitimacy to respond to Trump’s statements, as he has just announced his departure from office. However, he maintains his role in the government while his party decides who will be the new prime minister, a process that could take months.
“Girl, you’re not even governor of Canada anymore, so what you say doesn’t matter,” the billionaire wrote to Trudeau in a joking tone. The title of governor is a reference to a persistent provocation by Trump – since Canada would be the 51st state of the USA, Trudeau would be more of an American governor, not the prime minister of an independent country.
Musk’s comment was a response to a statement by Trudeau in which he stated that there was no chance of his country becoming part of American territory. Like other heads of state, he has been seeking to halt, through rhetoric, the expansionist threats of the US president-elect, who in recent days has also threatened the sovereignty of Greenland, a territory belonging to Denmark, and the Panama Canal, which runs through the country. of the same name.
Musk became one of Trump’s main political advisors after helping finance his campaign to return to the White House, and even gained a (somewhat nebulous) position in the federal administration after the announcement of the Republican’s victory.
More recently, the billionaire, who was born in South Africa and obtained American citizenship, turned to international politics and began an offensive against center and center-left European policies and governments.
One of these targets is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the first left-wing leader to take power in the United Kingdom in 14 years. The owner of X has said that the country is experiencing a “police state” due to its legislation on social media and has called for Starmer to resign on several occasions.
The Financial Times newspaper stated this Thursday (9) that Musk discussed with allies strategies to remove him from office before the next elections. According to the report, the billionaire seeks to understand how to destabilize the Labor government and support alternative political movements to force a change of government. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters news agency on the matter.
In parallel, Musk uses the strength of his platform to act as an electoral campaigner for ultra-right figures around the world. This Thursday, for example, he welcomes Alice Weidel, leader of the German far-right party AfD (Alternative for Germany), for an interview similar to the one he did with Trump during the American presidential campaign.
The party, which is increasingly winning electoral victories, has had members arrested for supporting Nazism and hate crimes and is constantly monitored by the Federal Police.
