The world’s richest man has become fixated on child sexual exploitation in deindustrialized English towns—much of which took place more than a decade ago.

Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win reelection, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe.

European leaders expressed growing frustration with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, as a major row escalated between members of Britain's government and US president-elect Donald Trump's key ally.

After exerting significant influence over the U.S. elections in November—using millions in PAC funding to support President-elect Donald Trump's win and a GOP majority in Congress—Musk is now making his political preferences clear in Europe.

Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from

Elon Musk, often referred to as the "co-president" of the USA, is exerting pressure to influence changes in European governments while avoiding criticism of China and Russia. According to the "Financial Times,