Elon Musk's influence on the people of Germany is limited, a German government spokesperson said on Monday, downplaying the U.S. billionaire's reach after he criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz and got behind the far-right Alternative for Germany.
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"The normal people, the sensible people, the decent people are far in the majority in this country," the spokesperson told a regular news conference in Berlin.
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"We act as if Mr Musk's statements on Twitter could influence a country of 84 million people with untruths or half-truths or expressions of opinion. This is simply not the case," he added, referring to the social media platform by its old name before owner Musk renamed it as X.