Elon Musk has been railing against the European Union and its leaders, and his latest outburst is a sign he is 'out for payback', claims conservative academic

The European Commission has ramped up its investigation into Elon Musk’s X social network after the tech mogul criticized European governments in recent weeks, and just days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.

Musk has spent the last few weeks engaged in a campaign against various European governments. The most dramatic conflict has involved Musk’s war on Keir Starmer in Britain, though Musk has also spent a significant amount of time promoting a far-right political party in Germany that is said to have ties to neo-Nazis.

Elon Musk has gone viral over a hand gesture he made at Donald Trump’s inauguration which some critics have likened to a fascist salute.

Elon Musk rejected allegations that he performed a Roman salute during the inauguration of the U.S. president, accusing the media of employing "dirty tricks." "Honestly, they need better dirty tricks.