The world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s upcoming election.

Elon Musk faces backlash for alleged Nazi salute and endorsing Germany's far-right AFD, sparking protests, government criticism, and U.S. concerns over historical awareness.

Trump Co-President Elon Musk addressed a rally of far-right AfD supporters in Germany over the weekend, telling the ideological descendants of the Nazi party not to feel guilty about their history. This comes only days after Musk drew fiery criticism all over the world for performing a Third Reich salute to a crowd during Donald Trump's inauguration.