Did you know that Germany has a parliamentary election coming up? Musk knows. Germany’s government is in crisis and the coalition that was ruling it has collapsed. At the end of February, Germans will decide the future of the country. Musk would like that future to be a hard-right turn.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gave a subtle nod to criticism around billionaire Elon Musk's influence on President-elect Trump early Tuesday, saying the nation's fate will not be decided by "the owners of social media.