The party has also criticized electric-car subsidies that have benefited Musk’s Tesla in the past. And it has called for Germany to leave the European Union—a decision that wo

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

The incident comes as far-right leaders are embracing increasingly radical proposals to deport migrants en masse.

The AfD in the German city of Karlsruhe has been posting fake ‘deportation tickets’ to voters, including those with a migration background. The incident is being investigated by police as a hate crime.

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background.