Musk Backs Reform After Meeting Farage at Trump’s Home

Elon Musk has backed Reform U.K. after meeting Nigel Farage at Donald Trump’s home in Florida, tweeting his agreement that “Britain needs Reform”. The Telegraph has the story.

Mr. Musk – who will play a key role in the incoming Trump administration – showed his support for the party after an hour-long meeting at Mar-a-Lago.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Farage, the Reform leader, uploaded a photograph of him and Nick Candy, the Reform Treasurer, meeting the Tesla billionaire, with the caption: “Britain needs Reform.”

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, the social media platform he has owned since 2022, Mr. Musk replied: “Absolutely.”

The apparent endorsement is a major boost for Reform, which is now polling at around 20% and has attracted a significant increase in support since the General Election.

In a statement, Mr. Farage and Mr. Candy said: “We had a great meeting with Elon Musk for an hour yesterday. We learned a great deal about the Trump ground game and will have ongoing discussions on other areas. We only have one more chance left to save the West, and we can do great things together.

“Our thanks also to President Trump for allowing us to use Mar-a-Lago for this historic meeting. The special relationship is alive and well.” …

There have been rumours that [Musk] could donate as much as $100 million to Reform.

Worth reading in full.

Farage has written in the Telegraph about his meeting with Musk.

Musk was very generous with his time, and I was particularly fascinated to listen as he explained his organisation of the ground campaign that took place in the seven key swing states.

There is little doubt that Musk’s contribution to the scale of the Trump victory is not to be underestimated. I have come home with copious notes of how they increased the turnout, voter registration and so much more, and all of this I intend to implement as part of the professionalisation of our party.

It is also heartening to listen to Elon speak about U.K. politics with such deep care. He regards the mother country of the English-speaking world as being in very deep trouble. 

He described the Labour and Conservative parties as the uniparty, and left us in no doubt that he is right behind us.

Inevitably, following such intense media speculation, the issue of money was discussed, and there will be ongoing negotiations on that score.

The Telegraph adds that the U.K.’s draconian Online Safety Act is a key concern for Musk and Trump:

The Telegraph understands that Mr. Musk has significant concerns about the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which requires social media companies including X – which he owns – to regulate their content.

Scrapping or amending the legislation may become a key request of Mr. Trump when he enters trade negotiations with Britain next year.

Mr. Trump’s team has warned that the U.K. must choose between a closer trade relationship with either the U.S. or the EU, suggesting that talks could end with tariffs of up to 20% on U.K. exports if the incoming President is not placated.