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Elon Musk now opposes Nigel Farage, following seemingly friendly talks with the Reform UK leader at Mar-a-Lago. After those discussions, the Reform Party released this statement:
“We learned a great deal about the Trump ground game and will have ongoing discussions on other areas,” it added. “We only have one more chance left to save the west and we can do great things together. Our thanks also to President Trump for allowing us to use Mar-a-Lago for this historic meeting. The special relationship is alive and well.”
But then in a blow to Farage, Musk has now called for him to be replaced.
“Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform,” by Peter Walker, Guardian, January 5, 2024:
Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as “a hero”, in what is likely to be a preview of how a chaotic Donald Trump presidency could affect British politics.
Farage, who is also the de facto owner of Reform, “doesn’t have what it takes”, Musk said on X, the social media platform he owns, less than three weeks after the pair held seemingly warm talks at Trump’s Florida home. “The Reform party needs a new leader,” he wrote.
Musk, 53, who has sent a mass of largely misleading posts in recent days about a series of aspects of UK politics, appeared to endorse Rupert Lowe, the Great Yarmouth MP, as a possible replacement, saying statements he had read from Lowe “make a lot of sense”.
Later, Lowe backed Farage, posting on X: “Nigel is leader of Reform. He made Brexit happen, and for that I will always be grateful….
Farage himself connected Musk’s turning on him to Tommy Robinson:
Farage, 60, indicated Musk’s statement could be connected to a disagreement about Tommy Robinson, the jailed far-right anti-Islam agitator whom Musk has characterised as a political prisoner, but whom Farage condemns.
“Well, this is a surprise!” Farage wrote on X after Musk’s tweet. “Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree. My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles.”
Farage has distanced himself from Robinson, saying:
“I never wanted Tommy Robinson to join UKIP ….I don’t want him to join Reform UK; and he won’t be.”
Farage also claimed that Tommy Robinson is not a political prisoner:
Mr Musk “sees Robinson as one of these people that fought against the grooming gangs…But of course the truth is Tommy Robinson’s in prison not for that, but for contempt of court….We’re a political party aiming to win the next general election. He’s not what we need.”
It does appear that Musk may have soured on Farage due to the latter’s views on Robinson, at least in part, given the strength of Musk’s support for Robinson:
Accurate description of what’s really going on by @benhabib6 https://t.co/ATiwrENNBE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 6, 2025
But leadership material involves more than a single issue. It involves resilience and know-how on multiple issues including economics, national security, the rule of law, and protection of Western interests and freedoms. There is also another possible and related reason for Musk’s deciding that Farage was lacking, which carries deeper implications than Farage’s lack of support for Tommy Robinson:
Interesting perspective https://t.co/wVEXFMMmRm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 5, 2025
This view isn’t unique to Farage. Far too many politicians of every political stripe feel that they must prove to their countries and to the world that they are not “Islamophobic.” Yet it isn’t possible to prove such a thing to the collective Muslim world unless you ultimately are willing to give up all speech deemed offensive to Islam, in accordance with Islamic blasphemy laws, as well as to turn against Israel in favor of the “resistance” from the River to the Sea, and allow pro-Hamas thugs to “globalize the intifada.”
Islam is about Sharia expansion, conquest, and dhimmitude, and the Muslim vote is dependent on it. The more you surrender, the more you will be expected to surrender. It is only necessary that Westerners stand firmly and without apology against any doctrine equally that threatens Western values and freedoms.
For all his talk about not alienating Muslims, Farage’s own immigration policies and his latest defense of Musk for the latter’s attack on the UK government’s response to Muslim rape gangs will ultimately cause Farage to alienate Muslim groups anyway.
More will likely come to light about Musk’s statement against Farage, but in the meantime, Reform MPs are now reportedly rallying behind Farage.
Nigel Farage was recently interviewed by Steven Edginton on GB News. When asked if the demographic decline of the native white British population, from 87% to 74% in the last twenty years, was concerning,
Farage said, “No, no that’s not a concern of mine”.
When pressed on if, despite logistical challenges, it was Farage’s “ambition” to remove the over-a-million illegal immigrants currently residing in Britain, he said:
NO. NO, I’M NOT GOING TO GET DRAGGED DOWN THE ROUTE OF MASS DEPORTATIONS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. […]
Enough said.
Farage is not the savior of the UK. Under his leadership Reform is increasingly morphing into the political blancmange Tory V2.0.
To begin with, the guardian describing Trump’s presidency as “ chaotic” is just more lefty trash talk. Someone tell them his presidency hadn’t started yet. Also. I was told the Beach Boys were the entertainment at Mara Lago following The Village People. Sounds quite chaotic.
Does Nigel have Chamberlin somewhere in his name, maybe Petian would be closer.
This stupid fight between Farage and Robinson will only strengthen the Muslims. Musk should stay out of it. He has enough to do for Trump, does he not?
So who will help the ones being raped with impunity?
Certainly not someone like you, If not now when?
You are already impotent by suggesting that an outsider, seeing the nightmare being swept under the rug, should leave it alone.
Elon understands that European countries, Britain included, are running scared leaving their young, adolescent daughters in the worst kind of maelstrom alone while Farage is choosing to embrace this pernicious, all out sexual assault against children.
You sound like a coward to me.
Reform’s Farage by his own words is not and will not be the saviour of the UK.
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Nigel Farage was interviewed by Steven Edginton on GB News. When asked if the demographic decline of the native white British population, from 87% to 74% in the last twenty years, was concerning,
Farage said, “No, no that’s not a concern of mine”.
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When pressed on if, despite logistical challenges, it was Farage’s “ambition” to remove the over-a-million illegal immigrants currently residing in Britain, he said:
NO. NO, I’M NOT GOING TO GET DRAGGED DOWN THE ROUTE OF MASS DEPORTATIONS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. […]
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As things stand at the moment, illegal immigrants in the UK are better treated than our own home-grown students, because the money that students are allowed for subsistence comes in the form of a loan that has to be repaid, whereas there is no question of any future repayment of money given to the people who arrive here in little boats. If a future Reform or Conservative government simply redressed this balance and made it clear that advances need to be repaid from future earnings, we might find that some of our illegal immigrants would deport themselves.
The only stupid thing here is your comment. They (like Americans) are at (not near) the point of no return and there is nothing stupid about the Brits not wanting to turn their Island completely over to ANY death-cult! They (and their French neighbors) have fought this same exact fight before to save their family’s and homelands. Their Crusades stopped the “barbarians” from pillaging and raping their wives and children and most certainly saved their countries from certain destruction. This is clearly 2.0. And, btw, their debauchery in the Mediterranean was the catalyst for the creation of the U.S. Marines to stop their butchery and piracy of our merchant ships in the Mediterranean! Robinson has shown he is more than willing to fight for his family, country and way of life. I used to think that Farage was an actual patriot but this disgusting display of weakness and cowardness shows him to be just another useless slug who will trade his family’s and country’s future for a soundbite of fame. Oh, and Elon has clearly demonstrated that he is more than capable of intelligently commenting on this issue (or myriad others) as well as working to preserve and improve both his and Trump’s homeland!
I think Musk, at Mar-a-lago, weighed, measured and found Farage wanting. If course, they had a “cordial” exchange but that’s what the venue called for. IMO, Musk finds Farage to be the equivalent of the American RINO capitalizing on a bad situation for his own political advancement. (Never let a good crisis go to waste.) Musk has the unique advantage of looking in from the outside at these politicians. And, best of all, he doesn’t fear them. I, for one, hope he ends Farage’s political career for the good of GB.