Summary
UK right-wing politicians, including allies of Nigel Farage, have privately urged Donald Trump’s team to avoid endorsing far-right activist Tommy Robinson, following Elon Musk’s calls for Robinson’s release from prison.
Musk, a close Trump adviser, has faced backlash for supporting Robinson, who is jailed for contempt of court and has a history of criminal convictions.
Farage and other mainstream UK conservatives have distanced themselves from Robinson, warning that such endorsements could harm their political credibility.
Musk’s controversial posts continue to stir tensions within UK and US political circles.
It’s interesting to see the hierarchy of embarrassment that conservatives have found themselves stuck in. Average Tory voter < Tory party < Nigel Farage < Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson.
Farage should have stayed quiet about Musk and Robinson. Now everyone knows how vulnerable he feels about being the next Nick Griffin.
The whole of the right is allowing itself to get completely tainted by it’s lowest denominator at the moment.