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Radio 4,15 Dec 2024,28 mins
Why Is Elon Musk Trolling Britain?
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If you鈥檙e following him on X, then Elon Musk鈥檚 Britain is a terrifying place. 鈥淐ivil War is inevitable,鈥 he writes. According to what he posts and retweets, it鈥檚 a Stalinist state where the unhappy citizens are screaming out for another election. 鈥淭he people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state,鈥 he posts. The richest man in the world - not to mention influential Donald Trump supporter and now head of his own government project 鈥 is attacking the UK鈥檚 political institutions. US-based 蜜芽传媒 journalist Mike Wendling investigates what might be driving him. Presenter: Mike Wendling Producers: Tom Colls and Nathan Gower Sound mix: John Scott Editor: Richard Vadon
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