Elon Musk backed Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party, known as the AfD, in an opinion piece published in a German newspaper on Saturday, wading deeper into international politics as the billionaire has become a fixture in Trump’s orbit.

X owner Elon Musk posted (archived) on the site: "Only the AfD can save Germany." Following the post, which had more than 50 million views at the time of this writing, claims abounded about the politics of the political party,

Germany’s intelligence agency has monitored the party, known as Alternative for Germany, for suspected extremism.

Billionaire Elon Musk has renewed his call to Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in February's election, sparking a renewed controversy in Berlin. "The Alternative for Germany is the last spark of hope for this country,

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.

Only the AfD can save Germany,” Elon Musk wrote, referencing the far-right anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party in Europe’s largest country.

Musk was roasted on his own social media platform by a political scientist, a fellow billionaire and many others.

Eva Marie Kogel, the editor of Welt am Sonntag's opinion section, resigned after the billionaire supported the AfD party in a new article.