Elon Musk is on a wave of racist posts again

Billionaire Elon Musk — who has long used his platform

Musk quoted or reposted several statements from other accounts, peppering his repost with approving comments and likes. “TRUE” and “Simply true.” A number of them were related to the Trump administration’s ongoing investigation into the alleged accusations Public Assistance Program Fraud In Minnesota, where many of the defendants are part of Minnesota’s large Somali American community. He reposted the comment about a case involving a Somali immigrant He was convicted earlier this year Sexual assault of a child, in addition to other cases in which migrants committed crimes.

UK far-right personal accounts included Tommy Robinson Musk has been reinstated at X After it was Banned from the platform for “abhorrent behavior” in 2018. “Minnesota NGOs get paid $2,375 for every Somali immigrant they bring to the US,” Robinson’s post said, apparently referring to One-time payment from the Federal Resettlement Fund Intended for “basic needs” such as food and furnishing. “This is treason and must be met with force.” Another repost from an account with 1.2 million followers, Wall Street Abyss, asserted that “Somalis in general have no right to be in America, especially North Dakota and Minnesota. They do not integrate into our societies. They carry their clan mentality.” (The post was quoting a video from another influencer, who said his truck had been hit from behind by a migrant.)

Musk, who has 14 (known) children, made a more substantive statement about white birth rates. “If current trends continue, whites will go from being a small minority of the world’s population today to being virtually extinct!” he Written on December 2. He also reiterated his long-standing assertion that immigration is a plot to put Democrats in power, a belief associated with his party. Long term support From the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory that liberals (especially Jews) are “importing” immigrants to displace white Americans. “The far left imported voters to get to power and it worked.” booksCiting a post that falsely claimed that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) “was not elected by Americans.”

Musk’s posts also confirmed his alignment with President Donald Trump, who did so He repeatedly feuded with Musk Despite their close cooperation last year. Musk He reposted a video on December 2 From Trump saying “I like Elon very much” and “I think we get along well”, And also the video White House Counsel Stephen Miller. Earlier this week, Trump said so Migrants from Somalia “don’t contribute anything” and that “I don’t want them in our country”.

Years ago, Musk’s comments would have likely worried advertisers on the platform he has owned since 2022. IBM and appleHe, among others, pulled ads from the platform in 2023 after Musk praised a far-right poster’s advocacy of white pride and approved of anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant statements. But Musk responded with a Legal harassment campaignAnd officials in the Trump administration Working conditions are depressing Dropping ads from platforms like X in a major ad company merger proposal. Earlier this year, CEO of one advertising consulting firm He said The Wall Street Journal That brands were “fearful of the legal and political consequences” of not advertising X.