Why is Elon Musk speaking at a Tommy Robinson rally?
September 15, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe dudes pause their rocking to meet the national moment. Oli and Ed break down the scenes from Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London; the largest gathering of the right Britain has seen in a decade. With over 100,000 people flooding Westminster, the event was framed as a “celebration of free speech”, but is that really the case?
From Robinson’s calls for “re-migration” to the presence of notorious figures like Katie Hopkins and Laurence Fox, the rally saw the display of anti-immigrant rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and open extremism. There were clashes with counter-protesters, 25 arrests, and dozens of police officers injured.
The most bizarre moment came when Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, appeared live via video call to address the crowd. His message? That “violence is coming,” that people must “fight or die,” and that the political left is “the party of murder.” It’s a direct echo of his recent online posts following the death of Charlie Kirk.
Oli and Ed unpack the implications: why is a US tech billionaire inserting himself into UK politics? How is social media supercharging a transatlantic hard-right ecosystem? And what does it mean when fringe movements demonstrate they can put six figures on the streets of the capital?
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