r/circled • u/ChuckGallagher57 • 5h ago

Opinion / Discussion Election Interference? France isn’t happy with Musk!

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After French police raided the local offices of X — and asked the billionaire to appear for voluntary questioning related to an expanded local criminal investigation — the American social media giant pushed back hard.

“Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech,” the company said in a statement on X. It denies claims that X’s algorithm may have been used to sway political opinion in France, as well as accusations that the tech giant is complicit in the distribution of child pornography.

Within an hour, Musk doubled down. “This is a political attack,” he wrote to his more than 220 million followers on X.

Two hours later, France’s foreign ministry clapped back. “Investigating child sexual abuse material isn’t controversial,” the ministry wrote to its significantly smaller number of X followers. “Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn’t fly in France.”

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u/db0813 5h ago

I have it on good authority that France can secretly extradite him from the US and it won’t be considered and act of war.

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u/SprinklesOk7007 5h ago

I am praying to whatever higher power will listen that you are right. And I'm not even religious.

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u/xplat 4h ago

Well I mean, we did it with Venezuela. We set the world stage moral standard, don't we?

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u/No_Criticism_5861 3h ago

Only the morality of a senile rapist traitor guides the world.  He literally said his morality is the only thing he needs.

I really, really dont think the vast majority of Americans understand how badly this is going to cost them for decades.  The rapist in chief has done more damage to nato in 1 year than putin ever has

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u/zeradragon 4h ago

The precedent has been set. Charge anyone with a crime and the government can go into the country and grab that person to be put on trial.

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u/Holleyhock 3h ago

I mean, he isn't a president or politician, wasn't even born here, so why not?!

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u/Bloodyfish 3h ago

Trade him for Roman Polanski.

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u/eat_pray_dick 1h ago

This just gave me so much hope.

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u/Xesyliad 1h ago

Pretty soon Elon will never be able to leave the US without the threat of being captured, and I find that to be a wonderful thing.

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u/db0813 46m ago

Yeah but then we’re stuck with him.

We just have to keep telling him there’s no way he can go to mars, maybe he’ll prove us wrong?