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Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in 'Die Welt' op-ed
(www.euronews.com)
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probably an, "I didn't want this published, but was overruled by the powers that be, and don't want it to look like I endorse or approve of this horseshit" situation
And post this on... wait for it ... X.
As it should be
She was the commentary editor, not the one responsible for the piece.
The article states that she was the editor for the opinion section... this was published in the opinion section... I think it's still reasonable to conclude that she attempted to stop it from being published, even if she was not the person with the final say
The publication of the article was enforced by Mathias Döpfner, who is the CEO of Axel Springer, which owns "Die Welt". There is a lot of damage control ongoing at "Die Welt" at the moment, with opinion pieces and comments by some editors, why this article was a mistake.
Nevertheless, still a very shitty rightwing newspaper.
There is also a rumour in circulation that Döpfner motivated Musk to buy Twitter in the past...
There is zero reason for such conclusions. You could just read her statement
I did read her statement. Do you have an alternative inference that you think is more reasonable?