God! Martians! A “communist” Hitler! It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Billionaire Elon Musk hosted a live, English-language interview with Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, ahead of the country’s snap election scheduled for February 23.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk livestreamed his conversation with Germany's AfD leader Alice Weidel on his social media platform X.

The U.S. tech billionaire said on Thursday's X livestream that he was "strongly recommending that people vote for AfD."

Elon Musk's expected hosting of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, for a discussion on his X platform on Thursday was being watched by the European Commission to check for any spreading of misinformation before next month's German election.

The AfD co-leader is to join Elon Musk for a livestreamed discussion on his platform X in an attempt to boost her group’s popularity

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

Alternative for Germany Party, or AfD, co-leader Alice Weidel gave an interview with Elon Musk on Thursday live on X. She discussed everything from “woke mind virus” censorship to how stumped she was on the conflict in the Middle East. Her most eyebrow-raising assertion though was that Hitler was a Communist.

In a live online talk with US billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, accused former German chancellor Angela Merkel of having "ruined, basically,

Elon Musk's support of Alice Weidel's party has already triggered an outcry in Germany, as the country gears for a general election. DW provides live fact-checking, explainers and reactions.