The Russian president praises Starlink and calls Elon Musk a 'genius'.
Vietnam.vn reported: The Russian president praises Starlink and calls Elon Musk a 'genius'.
Russia1 sourcesThe Musk tracker
Elon Musk and governments worldwide
A sourced record of 212 statements and actions by Elon Musk and his companies since 2022: interventions in the politics, governments, courts and regulation of 43 countries and the European Union, threats and legal action against critics, and the use of market power against competitors. Each entry sets out what he said or did, the background, the response and what happened next.
212entries
44countries and the EU
147with an official response
35with a fact-check or court finding
Public attacks on heads of government, ministers, judges and officials.
2026 9
Russia1 sourcesMusk's attack as soon as the Starlink ban was lifted, serious accusations against the Ukrainian army
AajTak reported: Musk's attack as soon as the Starlink ban was lifted, serious accusations against the Ukrainian army.
Ukraine1 sourcesUkraine's Starlink Recovered, Musk Accuses Military of Violating Terms
ChatNews.id reported: Ukraine's Starlink Recovered, Musk Accuses Military of Violating Terms.
Ukraine1 sourcesMusk Calls Ambani India's "Prime Minister": Starlink Still Has No Licence, and New Delhi Says Nobody Is Being Left Out
metla.mk reported: Musk Calls Ambani India's "Prime Minister": Starlink Still Has No Licence, and New Delhi Says Nobody Is Being Left Out.
India1 sourcesKunal Kapoor slams Elon Musk’s ‘colonial mindset’ amid Starlink regulatory row in India, says 'Script rarely
India.com reported: Kunal Kapoor slams Elon Musk’s ‘colonial mindset’ amid Starlink regulatory row in India, says 'Script rarely.
India1 sourcesMusk says 'oligarchs' are blocking Starlink in India; government calls bias claims 'baseless'
Musk wrote Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs
and This is a crime against the people of India!
A follow-up post asked Is Ambani the real boss of India?
Response: The Ministry of Communications said India has a fair and non-discriminatory authorisation framework,
that security assessments are under way for all three licensed satellite operators, and that cla…
India3 sourcesMusk says Mexican President Sheinbaum repeats 'what her cartel bosses tell her'; Mexico weighs legal action
Replying to a clip of Claudia Sheinbaum discussing alternatives to a militarised drug war, Musk wrote She's just saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say.
Response: Sheinbaum said we are considering whether to take any legal action,
called the allegation absurd and said They don't even know what to invent any more.
Mexico2 sourcesMusk calls Spanish PM Sánchez a 'tyrant and traitor' over proposed under-16 social media ban
After Pedro Sánchez announced plans for social media restrictions, Musk called him a tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain
and, in another post, the true fascist totalitarian
.
Response: Sánchez said Hiding behind code and claiming technology is neutral is over
and accused Musk of using X to amplify misinformation (Catalan News).
Spain2 sourcesMusk replies '¿Plata o plomo?' to Colombian President Petro's criticism of US operation in Venezuela
After Gustavo Petro criticised the US operation that captured Maduro, Musk replied ¿Plata o plomo?
(silver or lead?
) with a photo of the detained Maduro released by the White House (NTN24).
Response: Petro replied: Señor Elon, eso no contesta a mi pregunta, No doy plomo ni tengo plata.
He added that love and freedom
make a better humanity possible (NTN24, Vanguardia).
Colombia
Venezuela2025 9
Musk posts that Trump is 'in the Epstein files', then deletes it
During a public feud, Musk posted Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,
offering no evidence, and replied Yes
to a post calling for Trump's impeachment and replacement by JD Vance.
Response: Trump said the easiest way to save money
would be to terminate Elon's governmental subsidies and contracts
. The White House declined to comment (ABC News).
United States4 sourcesMusk calls Trump-backed spending bill a 'disgusting abomination' days after leaving government
Musk posted that the massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination
and wrote Shame on those who voted for it.
Response: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill
and that it did not change his opinion (TheWrap); Speaker Mike Johnson said "my friend Elon is t…
United States2 sourcesMusk says Le Pen embezzlement verdict shows 'radical left' abusing legal system
After Marine Le Pen was convicted and barred from running for office, Musk shared a post with the comment that When the radical left can't win via democratic vote, they abuse the legal system to jail their opponents
and said the ruling would backfire
.
France2 sourcesMusk calls Senator Mark Kelly a 'traitor' after Ukraine visit
Replying to Senator Mark Kelly's thread about his visit to Ukraine, Musk wrote You are a traitor.
He later repeated in an interview that anyone not putting US interests first is a traitor.
Response: Kelly said Musk was not a serious guy
and should go back to building rockets
(ABC News), and later said he would put Musk much closer to Russia
(KJZZ).
United States2 sourcesMusk writes 'Canada is not a real country' after petition seeks to revoke his citizenship
Responding to a parliamentary petition asking that his Canadian citizenship be revoked, Musk wrote Canada is not a real country.
The post was later deleted.
Response: No official government response was reported; the petition was open until 20 June 2025 for presentation to Parliament.
Canada3 sourcesMusk calls Romanian Constitutional Court president Marian Enache 'a tyrant, not a judge'
Sharing a post by Mario Nawfal about Constitutional Court president Marian Enache, Musk wrote This guy is a tyrant, not a judge.
Romania2 sourcesMusk says Zelensky is 'despised by the people of Ukraine' and 'canceled the election'
Musk wrote that Zelensky is despised by the people of Ukraine,
that he would lose in a landslide
and had canceled the election,
and called Ukraine's government a massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukraine2 sourcesMusk calls for impeachment of judge who blocked DOGE access to Treasury payment systems
After US District Judge Paul Engelmayer temporarily barred DOGE staff from Treasury payment systems, Musk called him A corrupt judge protecting corruption
who needs to be impeached NOW!
Response: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said What's shady is a tech billionaire breaking the law to try to steal millions of Americans' sensitive data
(CNBC). On 18 March 2025 Chief Justice Joh…
United States2 sourcesMusk accuses Jess Phillips and Starmer over grooming gangs and calls for Tommy Robinson's release
In a burst of posts, Musk called safeguarding minister Jess Phillips a rape genocide apologist
who deserves to be in prison
, said Starmer was complicit in the rape of Britain
, called for Starmer to be jailed and described jailed activist Tommy Robinson…
Response: Starmer said Those that are spreading lies and misinformation... are not interested in the victims
; Health Secretary Wes Streeting called Musk's remarks about Phillips a disgraceful smear
. Philli…
United Kingdom5 sources2024 8
Musk calls German President Steinmeier an 'anti-democratic tyrant'
Replying to a post by German influencer Naomi Seibt, Musk wrote that President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is an anti-democratic tyrant! Shame on him.
Response: The Office of the Federal President said it had taken note of the comment but would not comment on it.
Germany2 sourcesAfter Magdeburg Christmas market attack, Musk calls on Scholz to resign
In a series of posts about the car-ramming attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, Musk wrote in German that Scholz should resign immediately, adding in English Incompetent fool
. He also shared a post blaming the attack on mass immigration.
Response: Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wrote on X that Musk should not interfere in our politics
and that his platform profits from hate and incitement
(Business Insider).
Germany2 sourcesMusk posts more than two dozen attacks on bipartisan stopgap spending bill, urging lawmakers who back it be voted out
In more than two dozen posts Musk wrote This bill should not pass,
repeatedly called it criminal,
wrote Johnson should be ashamed of himself. This is indefensible,
and said lawmakers who voted for it should be voted out (Axios; CNN).
Response: Rep. Don Bacon said Musk should have gotten the facts
; Johnson said he was texting with Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to explain the bill (CNN). President-elect Trump also came out against the bill (For…
United States3 sourcesMusk says Italian judges 'need to go' after rulings against Albania migrant detention plan
Musk wrote These judges need to go
about Rome magistrates who suspended the detention of migrants sent to Italian-run centres in Albania.
Response: President Sergio Mattarella said Italy is a great democratic country and … knows how to take care of itself
and that anyone taking a government role in a friendly country 'must respect its sovereig…
Italy2 sourcesMusk calls Chancellor Scholz a fool after collapse of Germany's governing coalition
Commenting on a post about the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition, Musk wrote in German Olaf ist ein Narr
(Olaf is a fool
).
Response: Government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said that on X one has Narrenfreiheit
(a fool's licence to say anything).
Germany2 sourcesWhite House condemns Musk post saying 'no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala'
Replying to a user who asked why people wanted to kill Donald Trump, Musk wrote And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.
He deleted the post and said it had been a joke.
Response: The White House said Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about. This rhetoric is irresponsible.
The Secret Service said it was aware of the post and "investigates all threa…
United States2 sourcesMusk calls for Moraes's impeachment and threatens reciprocal seizure of Brazilian government assets
In a series of posts, Musk wrote that Moraes should be impeached and jailed, and said that unless Brazil returned X's and SpaceX's seized assets, he would seek reciprocal seizure of Brazilian government assets, adding that he hoped Lula enjoyed flying commerc…
Response: No official response to the asset post was reported. The Supreme Court's First Panel unanimously upheld Moraes's suspension order.
Brazil2 sourcesMusk accuses Justice Moraes of betraying Brazil's constitution; Moraes opens inquiry into Musk
Musk wrote that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached,
and said X would lift court-ordered restrictions on accounts.
Response: On 7 April Moraes added Musk to an existing disinformation inquiry and opened an obstruction-of-justice inquiry, setting a fine of 100,000 reais per day for each blocked account that remained unblock…
Brazil4 sources2023 1
Musk says Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 'hates the Irish people' after Dublin riots
Responding to a user who said the Irish government wanted all of your freedoms
, Musk wrote that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hates the Irish people
. In a second post he wrote that the Irish government 'clearly cares more about praise from woke media than their…
Response: Varadkar said existing incitement-to-hatred legislation was not up to date for the social-media age
and that platforms and individuals posting hateful content both bear responsibility (Business Ins…
Ireland3 sources