Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Monday he found it “worrying” that a billionaire social media owner like Elon Musk would interfere in the politics of other countries.
Musk, a key ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, went wild on social media over the holidays, supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, repeatedly denouncing British Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer and even torpedo your relationship with British far-right leader Nigel Farage.
“I find it worrying that a man with enormous social media access and significant financial resources is so directly involved in the internal affairs of other countries. This is not how things should be between democracies and their allies,” Støre told public broadcaster NRK.
Støre was responding to a question asking if he was worried about Musk’s potential interference in the Norwegian election.
“If we were to see it in Norway, I hope and assume that a united Norwegian political environment would warn and distance itself from it,” Støre added.
Støre’s comments come amid a mainstream political backlash against Musk, in which German political leaders have argued that entrepreneur Tesla’s support for the AfD amounted to electoral interference.
Musk has announcement he will have a live discussion this week with AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel on X, ahead of Germany’s February 23 snap elections.