Elon Musk has lashed out at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for labelling the the Afrikaner “refugees” as “cowards” after they touched down in the US this week.
A group of 49 white South Africans arrived in America as part of a resettlement programme on the basis of being victims of “racial discrimination”.
Elon – who was born in Pretoria – has also slammed South Africa’s “racist laws,” which he believes halted his plans to establish his internet satellite service Starlink in the country.
ELON MUSK REACTS TO AFRIKANER REFUGEES, ‘RACIST LAWS’
On his X account, Elon Musk reacted to Ramaphosa’s claim that Afrikaner “refugees” in the US were “cowards” for “running away”.
Earlier this week, Ramaphosa told the media: “As South Africans, we are resilient. We don’t run away from our problems. We must stay here and solve our problems. When you run away, you are a coward, and that’s a real cowardly act”.
He added: “I think it’s a sad moment for them. They may be feeling excited that they left the country, that they’ve got somebody like President [Donald] Trump”.
Clapping back at the SA president, Elon Musk posted: “The South African government just said whites are ‘cowards’ who are fleeing ‘racial justice’. But what exactly do they mean by ‘racial justice’?”.
In another post, Musk mentioned his frustration with Starlink, which has refused to adhere to a 30% local shareholding requirement.
He posted: “South Africa has now passed 142 laws forcing discrimination against anyone who is not black! Even though I was born in South Africa, the government will not grant Starlink has a license to operate simply because I am not black.
“This is a shameful disgrace to the legacy of the great Nelson Mandela, who sought to have all races treated equally in South Africa”.
GROK ACCUSED OF SPREADING ‘FAKE NEWS’
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s Grok has been accused of spreading misinformation about a “white genocide” in South Africa.
This week, the AI chatbot responded to random questions by mentioning the controversial claim about farmers in South Africa.
It later claimed that it had been “instructed” to do so on claims that the alleged act was “racially motivated”.
It later conceded: “This instruction conflicted with my design to provide evidence-based answers.
“This led me to mention it even in unrelated contexts, which was a mistake. I’ll focus on relevant, verified information going forward.”
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