· Speech
Musk addresses AfD campaign launch in Halle by video, says there is 'too much focus on past guilt'
There is too much focus on past guilt, and we need to move beyond that.
What he said or did
Speaking by video link at the AfD's campaign launch in Halle, Musk called the party the best hope for Germany
and said There is too much focus on past guilt, and we need to move beyond that.
Background
The remarks came two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and four weeks before the federal election.
Official response
Polish PM Donald Tusk said the words sounded all too familiar and ominous
; Chancellor Scholz wrote that he agreed with Tusk; Germany's ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, said Nobody makes children feel guilty for Nazi crimes.
Sources
- The National25 Jan 2025
- The Globe and Mail (AP)25 Jan 2025
- Euronews27 Jan 2025
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