By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-07 03:40:51 | Updated at 2025-01-10 07:36:24
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How Jordan Peterson interview with Tommy Robinson led to Musk’s bust-up with Reform
The Telegraph ^ | 06 January 2025 | Robert Mendick. Camilla Tominey
Posted on 01/06/2025 7:32:59 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Reform UK party insiders admit being “blindsided” by Elon Musk’s decision on Sunday night to take out a knife (metaphorically, of course) and stab Nigel Farage in the back and front.
“The Reform party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,” Mr Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns.
As recently as Christmas, the two were so close that Mr Musk was reported to be pondering a $100 million donation to Reform through the UK branch of Tesla, his electric car company.
They posed for a photograph at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in front of a painting of the president-elect. Their arms are folded, and Mr Farage is grinning for the camera.
He was the cat about to get the cream – except the deal has now turned sour.
Mr Musk could not stomach Mr Farage’s refusal to offer his support for Tommy Robinson, the jailed far-Right extremist.
“Free Tommy Robinson!” Mr Musk wrote on X on Jan 2, and then: “Why is Tommy Robinson in a solitary confinement prison for telling the truth? He should be freed and those who covered up this travesty should take his place in that cell.”
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To: MinorityRepublican
He’s right. Farage is spineless. Milquetoast. Reform needs a real leader with balls.
2 posted on 01/06/2025 7:34:47 PM PST by montag813
To: montag813
Musk defends his friends. He got involved with Twitter because one of his friends got banned.
3 posted on 01/06/2025 7:40:29 PM PST by TexasGator (1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
To: MinorityRepublican
Calling out child rapists is a far right extremist. Eff the effing Telegraph. These two pig authors should be “groomed” by pakistani filth.
4 posted on 01/06/2025 7:40:47 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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