Elon Musk Warns British People to Fight Illegal Immigrants

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a towering figure in U.S. innovation, has issued a dire warning to the British people: “Violence is coming to Britain… You either fight back or you die.” Delivered via video link to a massive far-right rally in London organized by controversial activist Tommy Robinson on September 13, Musk’s words have thrust him into the eye of a transatlantic storm, drawing condemnation from British leaders while earning cheers from American conservatives who see it as a prophetic echo of their own border battles.

The “Unite the Kingdom” rally, billed as a “freedom of speech festival,” drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 demonstrators marching through central London – one of the largest anti-immigration protests in British history.

Organized by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson – founder of the anti-Muslim English Defence League and a frequent lightning rod for accusations of extremism – the event featured speeches from European far-right figures like France’s Eric Zemmour and Germany’s Petr Bystron. But it was Musk’s surprise appearance on a giant screen near Downing Street that turned the gathering into international headlines.

Flanked by Union Jack flags and throngs of chanting supporters, Musk didn’t mince words. In a Q&A session with Robinson, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO lambasted the UK government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a “bureaucracy that doesn’t care” about its citizens. He decried “massive uncontrolled migration” as the root of Britain’s woes, claiming it was fueling crime, cultural erosion, and economic collapse. “There needs to be massive government reform… a revolutionary change,” Musk declared, calling for the outright “dissolution of Parliament” and urging the British people to “take charge.” His most chilling line? “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. If the fight comes to you, you don’t have a choice. You have to fight.”

The rally wasn’t without chaos. Clashes erupted between protesters and police, injuring officers and leading to 25 arrests. A counter-protest by the anti-racism group Stand Up to Racism drew 5,000 demonstrators nearby, underscoring the deep divisions Musk’s intervention has exacerbated. British authorities, already strained by a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment following high-profile grooming gang scandals and knife crime spikes, viewed the event as a flashpoint. Starmer’s office swiftly labeled Musk’s rhetoric “dangerous and inflammatory,” with calls for sanctions against the billionaire. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey even penned letters to Starmer, Tory chief Kemi Badenoch, and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage, demanding unified condemnation and potential parliamentary summons for Musk.

For Americans, this isn’t just foreign drama – it’s a stark mirror to the U.S. immigration crisis. Musk, a naturalized American citizen who immigrated from South Africa, has long positioned himself as a defender of Western civilization against what he calls the “woke mind virus” and unchecked globalism. His recent X posts (formerly Twitter) amplify the theme: railing against UK police arresting citizens for “social media posts” instead of pursuing child rapists in grooming gangs, and accusing Labour of prioritizing “foreign nationals” over native Britons. “The goal is obviously long-term settlement to import voters,” Musk tweeted on September 1, warning that such policies could render the “vote of the Britain-born… irrelevant.” Echoing sentiments from U.S. conservatives like Ben Shapiro, who on Fox News described Britain’s woes as a “civilization… hollow[ing] itself out” due to migrant inflows, Musk’s rally speech feels like a transatlantic SOS.

In the U.S., reactions are polarized along familiar lines. Donald Trump, Musk’s ally and a fellow immigration hardliner, hasn’t commented directly, but his MAGA base is abuzz. On X, supporters hailed Musk as a “truth-teller,” drawing parallels to America’s southern border chaos, where Biden-era policies have seen record migrant encounters. “If Elon sees this in the UK, it’s coming here unless we fight back,” one viral post read, garnering over 50,000 likes. Conservative commentators like Shapiro and Tucker Carlson have amplified clips of the speech, framing it as evidence that Europe’s “open borders” experiment is a cautionary tale for America. Carlson, in a recent monologue, quipped, “Musk just lit the fuse – Starmer’s Britain is what happens when elites betray their people.”

Democrats and progressives, however, are apoplectic. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Musk’s words “reckless incitement,” tying them to rising U.S. far-right extremism. “This is the same playbook Trump used in Charlottesville,” Jeffries said in a CNN interview, referencing the 2017 Unite the Right rally. Critics point to Musk’s ownership of X as a double-edged sword: while the platform has boosted voices like Robinson’s (Musk once pinned “Free Tommy Robinson” to his profile), it has also been accused of amplifying hate speech. The Anti-Defamation League urged U.S. regulators to scrutinize X’s role in “exporting division.” Even some tech peers, like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, have stayed silent – a contrast Musk’s fans decry as “cowardice.”