Tesla CEO Elon Musk, co-chairman of the newly introduced Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 05, 2024. in Washington, DC.
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Elon Musk has questioned whether or not the US ought to “liberate the folks of Nice Britain from their tyrannical authorities” after hitting out at senior UK lawmakers.
In current days, the tech billionaire and key adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump has taken to social media to specific his displeasure with the British authorities, resulting in a disagreement between the Tesla boss and a UK authorities official.
In a collection of posts on social media platform X — which Musk owns — the tech mogul attacked the UK Labor authorities, criticizing its dealing with of historic youngster abuse scandals.
Musk accused British Safety Secretary Jess Phillips of being a “rape genocide apologist” on Friday earlier than publishing a collection of posts a call for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to be jailed for prosecuting youngster grooming gangs and different criminals who focused youngsters.
Musk’s feedback got here after Phillips rejected calls for a government-led investigation into the sexual exploitation of kids within the city of Oldham. Earlier than embarking on a political profession, Starmer was the UK’s Director of Public Prosecutions, main prosecutions in the course of the nation’s child-rape gang scandal.
Spokespeople for Starmer and Phillips weren’t instantly accessible for remark when contacted by CNBC. UK Well being Secretary Wes Streeting condemned Musk’s assault on Phillips as “disgraceful defamation” over the weekend.
“Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips, each of whom have been subjected to fully unfair criticism, have achieved extra of their skilled lives than most individuals will ever do to lock up pedophiles, rapists, spouse beaters and all kinds of different scumbags in our society.” he stated in an interview with broadcasters the The BBC.
Musk’s criticism of the UK authorities over the weekend culminated in a ballot the place he pitched the idea of “liberating the folks of Nice Britain” to the platform’s customers.
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