{"id":2386527,"date":"2025-01-04T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T02:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germanys-scholz-vows-to-ignore-musk-after-feud-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T21:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T02:43:45","slug":"germanys-scholz-vows-to-ignore-musk-after-feud-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germanys-scholz-vows-to-ignore-musk-after-feud-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s Scholz vows to ignore Musk after feud- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermanys-scholz-vows-to-ignore-musk-after-feud-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recently, tensions have arisen between German Chancellor \u2063Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon\u200d Musk. Scholz has found Musk&#8217;s comments about\u2062 him, \u200dwhich\u200d include\u200b calling him a &#8220;fool&#8221; and using derogatory names,\u200d quite bothersome, especially amidst Germany&#8217;s ongoing\u2062 election season. \u2064In response \u2064to thes provocations, Scholz has chosen to adopt a \u2062non-reactive stance, stating \u200dthat he intends to ignore Musk&#8217;s criticisms, urging others not to &#8220;feed the troll.&#8221;\u200b He emphasizes that social media is often filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-teen-denied-bond-on-multiple-swatting-call-felonies\/\" title=\"Calif. Teen Denied Bail for Swatting Crimes\">individuals seeking attention<\/a>\u2064 through sensational remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The German government has also accused musk of attempting to influence the \u2062upcoming elections, particularly following musk\u2019s public endorsement of the\u2062 far-right party, Alternative\u200b for\u2064 Germany \u200d(AfD). \u200cThis has heightened\u200b concerns among German officials, who\u2062 are\u200d wary of Musk&#8217;s actions and their \u2063potential impact on the \u200dpolitical landscape in Germany. Scholz has emphasized that while he remains &#8220;cool&#8221; regarding Musk\u2019s comments, the billionaire&#8217;s actions raise notable \u200cworry. <\/p>\n<p>the exchange highlights the intersection of social media, politics, and international\u2062 relations as\u200c Musk&#8217;s influence and remarks\u2064 come\u200d under scrutiny from\u2064 German\u2062 authorities during a critical\u200c election period.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Germany&rsquo;s Scholz vows to ignore Musk after feud: &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t feed the troll&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a rebuke of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> Saturday even as he vowed to ignore the tech billionaire&rsquo;s sharp criticisms of him that have poured out over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.de\/politik\/deutschland\/nach-elon-musks-poepel-attacke--so-reagiert-olaf-scholz-35353738.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> in the left-wing German newspaper <em>Stern<\/em>, Scholz brushed off the comments from Musk that have included him calling the German chancellor a &ldquo;fool&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873703238245192158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"referring\">referring<\/a> to him as &ldquo;Oaf Schitz&rdquo; in an election year for the European country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are many people on social media who want to attract attention with shrill slogans,&rdquo; Scholz said, before adding, &ldquo;The rule is:&nbsp;don&rsquo;t feed the troll.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scholz pivoted to saying it is &ldquo;more worrying&rdquo; that Musk endorsed the Alternative for Germany party in the country&rsquo;s 2025 elections slated for February.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I find it much more worrying than such&nbsp;insults&nbsp;that Musk is supporting a party like the AfD, which is in parts right-wing extremist, which preaches rapprochement with Putin&rsquo;s Russia and wants to weaken transatlantic relations,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The AfD is mainly characterized by its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hungarian-prime-minister-warns-the-west-against-a-communist-takeover\/\" title=\"Hungarian Prime Minister Warns the West Against a Communist Takeover\">anti-immigration stance<\/a>, which has won laudits among Germans disillusioned with the country&rsquo;s immigration system. Still, while surging in the polls, the party has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3272596\/german-government-criticizes-elon-musk-influence-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"claims \">claims<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left-wing officials<\/a> that it is &ldquo;right-wing extremist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk has rebuked that characterization, saying it is &ldquo;clearly false.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The portrayal of the AfD as right-wing extremist is clearly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party&rsquo;s leader, has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Please!&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Musk is also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Alice_Weidel\/status\/1875195415861293427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"slated \">slated<\/a> to have a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The tech billionaire and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s newly created Department of Government Efficiency is not the only U.S. official to wade into this election.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, while not offering an endorsement of any party, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1874894133862769149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said \">posted<\/a> on X that while &ldquo;American media slanders AfD as Nazi-lite,&rdquo; the AfD is &ldquo;most popular in the same areas of Germany that were most resistant to the Nazis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A snap election in Germany was triggered following German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is of the Social Democratic Party as is Scholz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3270927\/germany-dissolves-parliament-sets-new-elections-for-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ordered \">ordering<\/a> parliament dissolved. Scholz lost majority control in November after firing his finance minister. The election will determine if Scholz&rsquo;s party can regain the majority or if a new majority government will rule.<\/p>\n<p>Scholz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3273535\/olaf-scholz-asks-public-not-let-elon-musk-influence-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"urged \">urged <\/a>the German public earlier in the week to not let Musk influence the election, saying the citizens &ldquo;decide what happens in Germany,&rdquo; not&nbsp;&ldquo;the owners of social media channels.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany&#8217;s Scholz dismisses Musk&#8217;s insults: &#8216;Don&#8217;t feed the troll<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2386528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Scholz-1024x683.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14161,3946,4250,7840],"class_list":["post-2386527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-feud","tag-germany","tag-musk","tag-scholz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Scholz-1024x683.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386527"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386531,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386527\/revisions\/2386531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}