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EU threat to Musk over Trump interview crosses the line into ‘election meddling’ – his response is epic

August 13, 2024 | | Print Article

A top European Union bureaucrat’s bullying letter to Elon Musk over Monday night’s X interview with Republican nominee Donald J. Trump was slammed for attempting to  “meddle” in the U.S. election.

Hours before the scheduled discussion between the X owner and the former president, Thierry Breton who’s the European commissioner for the internal market warned the billionaire Tesla/SpaceX CEO that he stood to be punished for the high crime of allowing free speech on the platform.

“With great audience comes greater responsibility #DSA. As there is a risk of amplification of potentially harmful content in in connection with events with major audience around the world, I sent this letter to @elonmusk,” wrote Breton, who identifies himself as Europäischer Kommissar in his X bio, publicly sharing the letter.

“I am writing to you in the context of recent events in the United Kingdom and in relation to the planned broadcast on your platform X of a live conversation between a US presidential candidate and yourself, which will also be accessible to users in the EU,” the letter began.

Breton warned Musk that if he fails to adhere to the authoritarian EU Digital Services Act (DSA) by stifling free speech it could “generate detrimental effects on civic discourse and public security.”

“This is important against the background of recent examples of public unrest brought about by the amplification of content that promotes hatred, disorder, incitement to violence, or certain instances of disinformation,” he wrote, referring to the current state of social unrest in the U.K.

“My services and I will be extremely vigilant to any evidence that points to breaches of the DSA, and will not hesitate to make full use of our toolbox, including by adopting interim measures, should it be warranted to protect EU citizens from serious harm,” the EU censorship czar said.

“Bonjour!” Musk defiantly replied to the letter, scoffing at the unelected Euro’s arrogance.

He also mocked the EU tyrant with a “Tropic Thunder” movie meme.

“The European Union should mind their own business instead of trying to meddle in the U.S. Presidential election, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X, telling Breton and his fellow fascists to stuff it.

“Only in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ America can an un-Democratic foreign organization feel emboldened enough to tell this country what to do. They know that a President Trump victory means America will no longer be ripped off because he will smartly utilize tariffs and renegotiated trade deals that puts America First,” Cheung added. “Let us be very clear: the European Union is an enemy of free speech and has no authority of any kind to dictate how we campaign.”

“This is an unprecedented attempt to stretch a law intended to apply in Europe to political activities in the US. It also patronizes European citizens, suggesting they are incapable of listening to a conversation and drawing their own conclusions,” said X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a post reacting to the threatening letter.

“This conversation couldn’t occur on any mainstream news network That’s why progressive Democrats work so hard to shut down X, even resorting to inciting European regulators to threaten @elonmusk,” wrote Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on X.

Musk recalled the words of former President John F. Kennedy in another post to X.

The French executive’s chilling attempt to interfere in domestic politics is another effort from Europeans to reach across the pond with their fascism. Last week, some British authorities threatened U.S. citizens with extradition and prison over posts on social media commenting on the U.K. riots.

“We will throw the full force of the law at people,” declared Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.  “And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.”

It’s important to note that Europe was the cradle of fascism in the 20th century and the EU has resurrected it from history’s garbage heap.

Chris Donaldson
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