Germany's foreign and defence ministries said on Wednesday they would refocus their public communications away from Elon Musk's X, with the defence department saying it had become increasingly "unhappy" with developments at the social media platform.

The billionaire tech entrepreneur has cast the far-right party as moderate, but many in Berlin beg to differ.

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

AfD is also focused on ending Germany's policy of atonement for World War Two crimes. Its leading candidate for the European Parliament election resigned from the party in May amid public outcry, after declaring that members of the SS,

After pouring $260 million to help Trump get re-elected, the billionaire X owner is now training his eyes on Europe.

Since asking Seibt about the AfD in June, Musk has engaged publicly with the self-professed libertarian more than 40 times.

The tech billionaire has faced a vocal backlash after backing far-right movement shunned by mainstream parties

The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics, in part, because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk held a live interview with the leader of Germany's hard-right Alternative for Germany party on Thursday.