The Elon Musk Problem

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency shows up, albeit virtually, at a rally of the Alternative für Deutschland.

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Elon Musk at the Capitol on January 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/pool via AP

If we were Secretary of State Rubio — a stretch to be sure — we wouldn’t be entirely comfortable with Elon Musk fetching up in Germany addressing a rally of the Alternative für Deutschland. We would feel the instinct to protect our own superior — President Trump — from freelancers on foreign policy. For whom is Mr. Musk speaking when he, say, tells the AfD not to feel guilt about the Holocaust? Is that America’s position?

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