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Musk rejects describing his preferred European policies as far-right
Musk rejects describing his preferred European policies as far-right
Musk says policies centered on secure borders, safe cities and restrained government spending are mainstream rather than far-right and disputes media characterizations of them.
- Speaker
- Elon Musk
- Topic
- European Politics
- Source timestamp
- 61:42
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