- Bill Gates said that Elon Musk should not weigh on foreign policy.
- In recent weeks, Musk has commented on politics in Europe, including the German elections.
- Gates said Musk shouldn’t tell people who vote for.
Bill Gates Don’t like how Elon Musk was involved in the policy of foreign countries like the United Kingdom and Germany.
“It is really crazy that he can destabilize political situations in countries,” said Gates in a interview With the British newspaper, the Times published on Saturday.
Musk has expressed himself more and more on his opinions on British and German politics in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Musk called for the abolition of the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. THE Tesla The CEO accused Starmer of not doing enough to prevent the rape of girls when he was the British prosecutor from 2008 to 2013.
And Saturday, Musk was talking about during a campaign gathering for the Alternative for GermanyExtreme right of Germany. Germany should organize national elections in February.
In December, Musk said in an editorial by Welt Am Sonntag, an eminent German newspaper, that AFD was “The last spark of hope for this country“He also praised the party for his” controlled immigration policy “.
“I think that American foreigners are not allowed to give money. Other countries may have to adopt guarantees to ensure that superrich foreigners do not distort their elections,” Gates in Times told Times .
Musk’s political influence increased considerably after the president Donald TrumpVictory in November. Musk spent at least 277 million dollars support Trump and other CPA candidates in last year’s elections.
This bet has since paid Musk, who called Trump “”first boyfriend. “The billionaire joined Trump on Calls with world leaders Like Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Musk also leads Trump’s new Government Department of Effectivenessor DOGE. The Commission was responsible for reducing public spending and reducing excess regulations.
It is not clear if Musk donated to foreign political parties. Last month, the British politician Nigel Farage said Musk was thinking about “serious reflection” to donate to his right -wing party, Reform Uk.
Gates told Times that Musk should not make such frank political statements.
“I thought that the rules of the game were that you chose a finite number of things to play so that you are attending, focused on a few critical things, rather than saying to the people for whom they should vote,” Gates said.
“If someone is super intelligent, and he is, he must think how he can help. But he is a populist stirring,” added Gates.
Gates and Musk did not respond to requests for comments from Business Insider.
Admittedly, this is not the first time that Gates has disagreed with Musk.
In 2021, Gates said it to Kara Swisher on her “Swing“Podcast that he was not interested in space trips. Musk is the founder and CEO of SpacexA rocket company.
“No, I’m not a Mars person. I know a lot of Mars people,” Gates told Swisher.
“I don’t think the rockets are the solution. But maybe I’m missing something there,” said Gates, adding Spending your money instead on vaccines than buying a ticket for space.
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