US President Donald Trump has criticised the EU, claiming it was “formed in order to screw the US”, and has threatened the bloc with higher tariffs.

One of Trump’s biggest allies is Musk, whose social media platform X faces an EU probe.

Musk has accused the EU of censorship with its content moderation rules.

German Green EU lawmaker Daniel Freund sent a letter yesterday to the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, asking for “a detailed list of EU funding allocated to companies owned or controlled by Elon Musk” over the past five years.

The businesses named included SpaceX, Tesla, X, Neuralink, The Boring Company, xAI and “any other relevant entities linked” to Musk.

Freund said he wanted details of “grants, tenders, subsidies” including any money spent on advertising on social media platforms owned or controlled by him.

“Trump’s MAGA crowd including Musk have the clear aim to weaken or even destroy the EU.

“So we should have a very close look at the EU funding we provide to them,” Freund told AFP today.

“For me it’s clear, the EU should not give millions to people that want to destroy it,” Freund added.