How Jordan Peterson interview with Tommy Robinson led to Musk’s bust-up with Reform

The Telegraph ^ | 06 January 2025 | Robert Mendick. Camilla Tominey

[MinorityRepublican]

Reform UK party insiders admit being “blindsided” by Elon Musk’s decision on Sunday night to take out a knife (metaphorically, of course) and stab Nigel Farage in the back and front.

“The Reform party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,” Mr Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns.

As recently as Christmas, the two were so close that Mr Musk was reported to be pondering a $100 million donation to Reform through the UK branch of Tesla, his electric car company.

They posed for a photograph at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in front of a painting of the president-elect. Their arms are folded, and Mr Farage is grinning for the camera.

He was the cat about to get the cream – except the deal has now turned sour.

Mr Musk could not stomach Mr Farage’s refusal to offer his support for Tommy Robinson, the jailed far-Right extremist.

“Free Tommy Robinson!” Mr Musk wrote on X on Jan 2, and then: “Why is Tommy Robinson in a solitary confinement prison for telling the truth? He should be freed and those who covered up this travesty should take his place in that cell.”

[montag813]

He’s right. Farage is spineless. Milquetoast. Reform needs a real leader with balls.

[TexasGator]

Musk defends his friends. He got involved with Twitter because one of his friends got banned.

[HYPOCRACY]

Calling out child rapists is a far right extremist. Eff the effing Telegraph. These two pig authors should be “groomed” by pakistani filth.

[DesertRhino]

Robinson has done nothing severe or wrong. If Farange thinks it’s ok he’s in solitary, then he is not the guy to fix anything.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Musk is not a politician and doesn’t seem to have much use for the go-along-to-get-along mentality of establishment politicians - that’s got to be one reason he found Trump appealing and why he have up on Farage. He obviously believes strongly in free speech, and no matter how you slice it Tommy Robinson is being imprisoned for speech.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Prince/King Charles was best friends with the notorious pedophile Jimmy Seville.

Chuck would make a dandy lamppost decoration.

[PGR88]

Tommy Robinson has been portrayed from the start as some kind of neo-nazi. The propaganda has been layered on SO heavy for SO long - even though it’s completely false.

Farage knows how badly it has warped the minds of Britons, and he fears that.

But he’s being foolish. The damn is breaking and Farage will get washed away.

[gibsonguy]

Elon didn’t “stab Nigel in the back”. The Telegraph knows Farage is a lightweight they don’t want a real Conservative to move in. England needs a Trump not a Pence. Nigel is a Pence.

[MinorityRepublican]

But he’s being foolish. The damn is breaking and Farage will get washed away.

Everyone knows if you dare to disagree with the Orwellian State, you're labeled as "far-right".

[nwrep]

I love JP’s All Saints dinner jacket.

[csn vinnie]

The British government continually reminds us why we have a First (and Second) Amendment.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

When I lived there in the 90s....I couldn’t believe why he was so “beloved”. I thought he was ugly, gross, and creepy. REALLY bad vibes.

[Organic Panic]

Trump should give emergency refugee status to Tommy and streamline US citizenship.

[arizonarick]

I had heard of Tommy and thought him a rogue, but after I heard Peterson’s podcast and heard Tommy’s side I think he is a national hero who is persecuted for fighting for England against the invaders. If the English don’t rise and take action they can kiss their country goodbye.
FREE TOMMY ROBINSON!!

[fuzzylogic]

Yep 100%.

The government is imprisoning him due to him exposing their corruption. It has nothing to do with ‘defaming a child’ - which was the big lie...

Musk/Jordan Peterson have given Tommy the credibility he deserves...the UK establishment is panicking.

[Liz]

Prince/King Charles was best friends with the notorious pedophile Jimmy Savile.

The Prince and Savile.

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wiki-----In October 2012, an ITV documentary examined claims of sexual abuse by Savile. This led to extensive media coverage and a substantial and rapidly growing body of witness statements and sexual abuse claims, including accusations against public bodies for covering up or failure of duty. Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by Savile spanning six decades, describing him as a "predatory sex offender," and later stated that they were pursuing more than 400 lines of inquiry based on the testimony of 300 potential victims via 14 police forces.

The scandal had resulted in inquiries or reviews at the BBC, within the NHS, the Crown Prosecution Service, and the Department of Health.

In June 2014, investigations into Savile's activities at 28 NHS hospitals concluded that he had sexually assaulted staff and patients aged between 5 and 75 over several decades.[16] As a result of the scandal, some of the honours that Savile was awarded during his career were posthumously revoked and his television appearances are no longer shown.

[Kentfromohio]

Now Musk is censoring people who criticize the H1b visa program. He is far from perfect and his attack on those with legitimate criticisms of this are classic leftist Alinsky stuff.

[Kentfromohio]

I agree. I think Tommy Robinson is a hero and Farage is afraid he won’t get on Fox News if he defends Robinson. The UK is so far gone it is probably not able to be saved. Sad for good people like Robinson.

[Chickensoup]

I notice that it is ok for UK press to talk about Savile.

However those Pakis......????