Tesla founder Elon Musk describes corona measures as “fascist”

Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks of "fascism" in the corona crisis - and is approaching US President Donald Trump.

• Elon Musk called Corona * restrictions "fascist".
• The founder of Tesla and SpaceX regularly causes a stir.
• Elon Musk has often commented on the Corona * crisis and Donald Trump *.

San Francisco - Elon Musk is no ordinary business boss. Companies that he founded or in whose founding he was involved are innovative ( Paypal , Tesla ), ambitious (the space company SpaceX ) or seem almost insane: With The Boring Company , he wants to build a high-speed tunnel system in the Los Angeles area.

Elon Musk gives himself the image of a lateral thinker and rebel - not only in questions of the economy. In a video podcast, he smoked cannabis - and had to answer for it afterwards because the price of the Tesla share crashed after the incident.

Elon Musk: Founder of Tesla and SpaceX calls corona restrictions "fascist"

In the corona crisis , Elon Musk added  another chapter to the series of curious appearances: The Tesla founder has described the exit restrictions in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic as "fascist". The tech entrepreneur said on Wednesday at the launch of the electric car maker's quarterly figures that people were "locked up at home." 

Elon Musk said that people should have the right to stay at home in the midst of the corona pandemic . “But to say that they are not allowed to leave their house and are otherwise arrested is fascist. It is not democratic. It is not freedom. Give people back their damned freedom. "

Corona crisis in the USA: Elon Musk demands "freedom" from restrictions

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX has repeatedly commented on the pandemic in recent weeks - often with the tenor that the risk of the corona virus is overestimated. On Wednesday, Elon Musk wrote on Twitter "Free America Now". 

FREE AMERICA NOW

However, the Tesla founder has so far not attracted any attention with particularly precise forecasts of the course of the coronavirus pandemic in the USA. In mid-March, Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that the number of new infections would be zero by the end of April.

Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April

US President Donald Trump recently called for the "liberation" of individual states, thereby encouraging protests against the exit restrictions imposed by governors. 

Tesla boss Elon Musk and Donald Trump on the same wavelength in corona crisis

In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic , most states have closed stores and asked residents to leave the house as little as possible. Shopping or walks are allowed. Meanwhile, more and more states are beginning to relax restrictions. Experts fear that this could lead to a further increase in the number of infections.

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In the corona crisis, Donald Trump believes in the return to the old normal - faster than expected. He wants to travel across the country from next week. The USA ticker.

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