Bill Gates says Elon Musk's 'populist stirring' around the world is 'insane s__t'

With Elon Musk having recently voiced support for (AfD), Bill Gates has weighed in on his fellow biollionaire's ability to "destabilise the political situations in countries." Gates notes that Musk thinks "Nigel Farage is not right wing enough" in this context, a stance he describes as "insane shit".

In an extended interview with discussing the Microsoft co-founder's youth, upcoming autobiography, and philanthropy, Musk comes up after Gates reflects on his recent meeting with President Donald Trump. Elon Musk came under fire for making two one-armed gestures to the crowd at Trump's inauguration last week that are being widelydespite his claims to the contrary.

Elon Musk in December last year to support AfD and just days after his inauguration appearance, which featured said gesture, to talk to a crowd of 4,500 people. That audience included AfD party co-leader, Alice Weidel, . When Gates says "It's really insane that he can destabilise the political situations in countries," this is part of what he is referring to.

He is also referring to Elon Musk's recent flurry of tweets, accusing UK prime minister Keir Starmer of being involved in a coverup of grooming in the UK. As of right now, . One of the larger figures known for supporting this talking point is Tommy Robinson, a UK far-right activist whose .

Elon Musk recently argued for the removal of Nigel Farage as the leader of the UK's furthest right mainstream party, Reform, and it has to do with his view that "Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform".

On this current m358 เครดิตฟรี 188 political climate, and Elon Musk's public presence in non-US elections, Bill Gates told the Times: "You want to promote the right wing but say Nigel Farage is not right wing enough… I mean, this is insane shit. You are for the AfD."

The AfD was founded just over 11 years ago in 2013 and one of its biggest party positions is its opposition to immigration in Germany, something Musk w69 slot เครดิตฟรี 188 บาท has pxj เข้าสู่ระบบ been critical of in the US, and something Reform and Robinson have both been critical of in the UK. Both the UK and German far-right are pointedly critical of Muslim immigration and this is something Gates points out in the UK:

"The Labour government came in and is less generous on aid than the Tories who came before it. Our problem is an ageing society, tight budgets and a right wing inward turning, with hatred of all foreigners, and hence refusing aid to them even if they’re not in your own country."

Elon Musk bought X (then called Twitter) in 2022 for $44 billion, and campaigned for the election of Donald Trump to his millions of followers. The account called was then used to "champion secure borders, sensible spending, safe cities, fair justice system, free speech, and self-protection" according to its bio and was founded by Musk. This was an account explicitly in favour of Donald Trump. Donald Trump has since created DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) a task force with Elon Musk at the helm.

"It's really insane that he can destabilise the political situations in countries," says Gates. "I think in the US foreigners aren't allowed to give money; other countries maybe should adopt safeguards to make sure super-rich foreigners aren't distorting their elections."

"I did think Brexit was a mistake, but I wasn’t tweeting every day."

Gates suggests that billionaires like him should focus on singular changes and not advocate at scale for broader political parties, especially abroad. "I thought the rules of the game," says Gates, "were you picked a finite number of things to spout about that you cared for.

"We can all overreach… If someone is super-smart, and he is, they should think how they can help out. But this is populist stirring.”