Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Germany. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has added to his record of personal insults aimed at German politicians with a new post targeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. On his X account on Tuesday, the US billionaire and close advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump wrote: "Steinmeier is an anti-democratic tyrant!

"Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting, and reliable majorities in parliament," which was why early elections were the right way forward for Germany,