The tech billionaire and key advisor to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has taken to social media to air his grievances with the British government.

Summary

Elon Musk sparked controversy after criticizing U.K. officials on social media, accusing Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips of being a “rape genocide apologist” and calling for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s removal over child grooming gang prosecutions.

Musk also suggested “liberating” Britain in a poll.

Starmer defended his record as former director of public prosecutions, condemning Musk for spreading misinformation and fueling far-right threats.

U.K. Health Minister Wes Streeting labeled Musk’s comments a “disgraceful smear.”

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
    71·
    3 days ago

    Ok, so the anti-war Trump administration has now threatened to invade Mexico, suggested annexing Canada, purchasing (or possibly invading) Greenland, and now ‘liberating’ the UK… all before even actually starting its term.

    I am so very glad that reality is basically now a 16 year old ‘libertarian’ playing the US in some kind of Millenium Dawn derived mod.

      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
        23·
        3 days ago

        At this rate Trump will probably be talking about invading and conquering Puerto Rico, not realizing / forgetting it is already US territory.

          • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
            9·
            3 days ago

            Yeah, but they wouldn’t let him nuke the hurricane, so he’s already forgotten about it

          • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
            3·
            3 days ago

            I am trying to think of the dumbest possible territorial claim he could fabricate…

            So far I’m at “Trump invades Taiwan, makes it 51st state.”

            That … or just suddenly decide…actually, the US owns all of Antarctica.

            Or the Moon.