SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk was publicly branded a 'moron' on Sunday, 9 August 2026, after writing on his social media platform X that 'Hitler was a left-wing socialist.' Political commentator Matthew Yglesias led the public pushback on X by quoting the billionaire's thread and rejecting the characterisation of Hitler as a socialist. Facing criticism online, Musk dismissed the reaction on X, writing that his opponents needed **a 'better dirty trick' because the 'everyone is Hitler' attack was becoming predictable. Scholz said that while European democracies protect freedom of speech, that protection does not prevent public criticism of expressions seen as supporting extremist ideologies. Scholz said that while European democracies protect freedom of speech, that protection does not prevent public criticism of expressions seen as supporting extremist ideologies.