Elon Musk Voices Support for Anti-Immigration Party Amid Belfast Unrest
Elon Musk has expressed support for a hard-right populist political party advocating for migrant deportation, amid ongoing unrest in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His comments followed a knife attack that occurred in the city on Monday. Musk reposted statements from the party's leader, which called for large-scale removals and prosecution of officials concerning migrant placement.
Elon Musk voiced support for a hard-right populist political party amid ongoing unrest in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His comments followed a knife attack in the city on Monday.
Musk declared support for Restore Britain, a political party described as hard-right and populist. Restore Britain advocates for large-scale migrant deportation within the United Kingdom.
He reposted statements from Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain. These statements included a call for "a vast number of people" to be forced out of the country. Lowe's statements also contained a promise to "prosecute officials and politicians who knowingly placed dangerous third world savages in our communities." Musk added the phrase, "This is the way," to the reposted content.
According to The Verge, Musk's actions occurred as he is nearing the launch of SpaceX's IPO.
