Elon Musk Names the Real Force Behind His European Politics, and It’s Not the Far-Right

Elon Musk says one force drives his political activity in Europe. It is not the far-right, he told The Economist. It is “normal people” and the defense of “the West collectively.”

The Tesla and SpaceX chief clashed with Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes in an interview recorded on Monday. It airs in full on The Economist’s video program Insider from 18:00 UK time on Thursday.

Musk Rejects the ‘Far Right’ Label

Minton Beddoes opened with a charge. She said Musk backs “very fringe parties” in some countries. He said the label is wrong, and demanded the segment stay in the final cut.

“It’s just normal people, and here are the principles, and tell me which of these sound terrible. That we should have secure borders, that we should safe cities, that should have sensible spending, which of those three are far right fringe,” Musk told The Economist.

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