Germany’s Scholz vows to ignore Musk after feud: ‘Don’t feed the troll’

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a rebuke of Elon Musk Saturday even as he vowed to ignore the tech billionaire’s sharp criticisms of him that have poured out over the past few weeks.

In an interview in the left-wing German newspaper Stern, Scholz brushed off the comments from Musk that have included him calling the German chancellor a “fool” and referring to him as “Oaf Schitz” in an election year for the European country.

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