(OTTAWA) Billionaire Elon Musk, who publicly supported the “freedom convoy,” compared Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler. The parallel was strongly denounced by the Auschwitz museum.
Posted at 1:26 p.m.
“Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau. I had a budget,” reads the even of a photo of the German genocidal dictator shared on Twitter by the boss of Tesla and Space X.
The “freedom convoy” has captured the attention of the wealthy Elon Musk, who has been interested in the situation in Canada for a few days, according to the tweets he published recently.
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This one — a response to a tweet about Canada’s decision to freeze cryptocurrency wallets in connection with the move, and whose post time is 2:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time — sparked backlash. ire of the Auschwitz museum.
“Using the image of Adolf Hitler, and thereby exploiting the tragedy of all the people who suffered, were humiliated, tortured, and murdered by the totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany that he created is sad and disturbing. reads a tweet posted on Thursday.
“This constitutes a lack of respect for the memory of all the victims and hurts many people”, is it written on the account of the museum of this former concentration camp located in Poland.
Nazi references also in the Chamber
The tweet was notably shared by Minister Karina Gould, of the Jewish faith, who intervened in the House on Wednesday to try to calm things down after a tense question period.
Tempers flared after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Conservative MPs of showing up alongside swastika-adorned flags.
He made the remarks in response to a question from Jewish curator Melissa Lantsman.
In the Conservative benches, we started screaming, and we then asked Justin Trudeau for an apology which ultimately did not come.
References to totalitarianism are rife right now on the streets of downtown Ottawa. Many demonstrators accuse the Liberal leader of acting like a dictator.
The summoning of the Emergency Measures Act was brandished by some as evidence.