Following the customs message: Musk wants to see free trade agreements with Europe
On Saturday, the contractor participated via a link at the right -wing populist party Lega Nord’s congress in Florence. When he was interviewed by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Musk said that in the long term he wants to see an agreement that in practice involves duty -free trade.
– I hope that Europe and the United States can agree on an ideal situation, in my opinion, with a duty -free situation that can effectively create a free trade zone between Europe and North America.
« If people want to work in Europe or North America, they should be allowed to do so in my opinion, » says Musk, adding that this was also his advice to Donald Trump.
The statement on it Italian party congress was Musk’s first comment about Trump’s customs since presented on Wednesday.
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who previously expressed support for the US president, has admitted that US tariffs will strike the Italian economy. At the same time, she has called for calm and said that the customs « are not a disaster ».
Earlier on Saturday, Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti also spoke at Lega Nord’s congress. He urged a step down in the noises between Europe and the United States.
In addition to the comment on the customs Musk also expressed its support for Matteo Salvini and Lega Nord. He has previously spoken plenty of Meloni, who belongs to the second government party in the country, Italy’s brothers.
Musk has repeatedly shown support for European outer right parties in the past year. In connection with the German election, he supported the right -wing party AfD and also conducted a conversation with the party’s leader Alice Weidel on the platform X.
