“The Labour Party apparently wants a like-minded US president.”
That’s how Susie Wiles, one of Donald Trump’s chief lieutenants, in exclusive comments to The Post explains the motivations for what the GOP campaign sees as Brits’ foreign election interference on behalf of Kamala Harris in the presidential contest’s final stretch in the swing states.
The Trump campaign publicized what it’s doing about it Tuesday — just hours after the leading exponent of Dark MAGA, entrepreneur Elon Musk, declared “war” against the Labour Party, outraged by reporting it seeks to “Kill Musk’s Twitter” through “Advertising focus” designed to shame advertisers and demonetize the asset.
That’s a strategy Labour used to boost Sir Keir Starmer’s successful campaign to lead Britain — and apparently wants to see Harris replicate.
As Labour allegedly works to “kill” Twitter — pushing “regulatory action” on “misinformation” via its associated Center for Countering Digital Hate — it has similar plans for Trump’s White House hopes, leading to allegations of illegal cooperation between political organizations outside national boundaries.
In a complaint to the Federal Election Commission, the Trump camp alleges “sufficient evidence to support a reason to believe finding that the British Labour Party made, and the Harris campaign accepted, illegal foreign national contributions,” as well as “reason to believe that foreign nationals are exercising direction and control over elements of the Harris campaign” — especially given the “similarity in messaging between the Harris campaign and the Labour Party supports a reasonable inference that this advice is influencing campaign messaging and resource allocation.”
The word “advice” has a connotative weight in politics, suggesting the soft costs of consultant fees rather than hard costs like ad buys or other physical media.
But for the Trump campaign, that’s more than enough to draw a line between Labour leaning in and an unholy transatlantic alliance.
“The flailing Harris-Walz campaign is seeking foreign influence to boost its radical message — because they know they can’t win the American people,” Wiles said in announcing the complaint. “The Harris campaign’s acceptance and use of this illegal foreign assistance is just another feeble attempt in a long line of anti-American election interference.” --->READ MORE HERE
The Center for Countering Digital Hate planned to meet with US politicians to discuss policy at the same time.
A whistleblower revealed that a nonprofit focusing on "digital hate" has a stated goal to destroy Elon Musk's X platform.
Leaked documents show that the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a U.S. nonprofit and British charity, have an internal goal to "Kill Musk's Twitter."
Images from January, March, and October 2024 list "Kill Musk's Twitter" as an annual priority. Other priorities included "advertising focus," "Trigger EU & UK regulatory action," and "Progress towards change in USA."
Reporters Paul Thacker and Matt Taibbi posted other screenshots revealing the nonprofit was hoping to discuss policy with Sen. Amy Klobuchar's team and to seek "a quote/press release endorsement" from her. The document showed the nonprofit already had a meeting set up with the senator's team.
According to Thacker, the nonprofit held a private conference with a group of liberal representatives who were organizing against Musk.
Guests included members of the Joe Biden administration, Congressman Adam Schiff's office, Biden State Department officials, Canadian Member of Parliament Peter Julian, and Media Matters for America.
In response to the report, Musk simply stated, "This is war."
This is war https://t.co/tesncwEoXE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2024
'Boycott all advertisers on Twitter. Mute all ads.'
The nonprofit uses Musk to garner donations in a few locations on its website; on its homepage, the organization cites a legal victory against the entrepreneur, claiming it is "working to hold social media giants accountable."
"Fighting Elon Musk's lawsuit has cost us thousands of dollars. ... Help us get back on track," the nonprofit wrote.
The CCDH openly states that platforms like X "and their owners" must be "held accountable for enabling the spread of hate and misinformation." --->READ MORE HERE
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