Elon Musk, on the verge of becoming the world’s first billionaire, is raising anti-immigration tensions amid ongoing riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Following a knife attack in the city on Monday, Musk announced support for Restore Britain, a far-right populist political party that advocates mass migrant deportations to Britain. He reposted statements from party leader Rupert Lowe calling for “huge numbers of people” to be deported from the country, with Lowe promising to prosecute “those officials and politicians who knowingly put dangerous Third World savages into our communities.” “That’s the way it is,” Musk added in his repost.
Musk also shared a list of protest locations in the city and said, “Only by protesting repeatedly and loudly will any change happen!!”
The suspected attacker is a Sudanese refugee living legally in Britain, according to the new York Times. Videos of the attack circulated on social media, including on social media. In response, rioters gathered on the streets of Belfast, setting vehicles and houses on fire, most of which belonged to the immigrant community. irish news The rioters also threw bricks, glass bottles and wood at the police on Wednesday, reports said, in response to which the police used water cannons. That day, Musk reposted an X post that mocked the notion that “you can’t solve problems with violence.”
Musk, who has long used his (“Mr. Musk’s actions and statements,” which “often attract heavy media attention,” are listed as a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO filing.) In addition to his comments on Belfast, he used his
Musk also responded to the post which contained a photo of a knife attack and a caption calling for politicians to face “consequences” for allowing “this to spread to Europe”. In response Musk said
“Yes, and that day can’t come soon enough.” Lowe’s post supported mass deportations, saying that “millions and millions of people need to leave or leave.” This is not the first time Musk has involved himself in anti-immigrant protests abroad. Last year, Musk appeared virtually at a far-right rally in London, saying Britain needed “radical government change.” He had previously expressed fear that white people would become “extinct”.
In a statement on Twitter, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the violence in Belfast and acknowledged the role played by social media. “There is no justification for the violence and disorder we have seen threaten our communities, nor for those who have encouraged it online or elsewhere.”
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, also warned online platforms that they have an obligation under the Online Protection Act to remove illegal content. “Following a serious knife attack in Belfast on Monday night, we have seen civil unrest in the city, some of which appears to have been instigated online,” writes Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom’s group director for online safety. “This has included racially motivated incidents of violence, arson attacks on homes and vehicles, and attacks against police.”
Musk responded to accusations that he was contributing to the unrest, saying, “Killer immigrants beheading innocent people in their hometown, that’s what’s making people angry, not ‘social media’!”
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