In an unexpected and controversial tweet, tech mogul Elon Musk has suggested that the English Channel – the body of water separating England and France – be renamed the “George Washington Channel.”

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Musk: "La Manica? Si deve chiamare Canale George Washington"

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Musk: “The Channel? It should be called George Washington Canal.”

The richest man in the world was slapped down by several users commenting on his latest controversial post suggesting the US rename the English Channel after its founder

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The billionaire has proposed renaming the body of water to the "George Washington Channel".

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Elon Musk suggests English Channel should be given a new name linked to America

Billionaire suggested that an arm of sea located in Europe be renamed in honor of the first American president Billionaire Elon Musk proposed, this Sunday, a new name for the English Channel, the branch of sea that separates Great Britain from the north of France. On his account on X, the social network where he has more than 214 million followers, the CEO of Tesla suggested that the Atlantic Ocean waterway be renamed “George Washington Canal”. …

Bilionário sugeriu que braço de mar localizado na Europa seja rebatizado em homenagem ao primeiro presidente americano O bilionário Elon Musk propôs, neste domingo, um novo nome para o Canal da Mancha, braço de mar que separa a Grã-Bretanha do norte da França. Em sua conta no X, rede social em que ultrapassa os 214 milhões de seguidores, o CEO da Tesla sugeriu que a via aquática do Oceano Atlântico passe a se chamar "Canal George Washington". A …

Elon Musk propõe mudar o nome do Canal da Mancha para 'Canal George Washington'

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Elon Musk proposes to change the name of the English Channel to 'George Washington Canal'

Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk is targeting the English Channel after renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

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Elon Musk has once again unleashed controversy on social networks. The tycoon, who has been questioned many times in recent months for speaking out in favour of extreme right-wing candidates and meddling in the elections of European countries, on this occasion has again referred to the old continent in somewhat different terms. The owner of 'X' and SpaceX has published an image where you can see in satellite view the Channel of La Mancha, the st…

Elon Musk ha vuelto a desatar la polémica en las redes sociales. El magnate, que ha sido cuestionado en múltiples ocasiones en los últimos meses por pronunciarse a favor de candidatos de extrema derecha e inmiscuirse en las elecciones de países europeos, en esta ocasión se ha vuelto a referir al viejo continente en términos algo distintos. El dueño de 'X' y SpaceX ha publicado una imagen donde se puede ver en vista satélite el canal de la Mancha…

Elon Musk vuelve a desatar la polémica al proponer cambiar el nombre del canal de la Mancha

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Elon Musk reboots the controversy by proposing to change the name of the Channel of La Mancha

“New name for the water that separates England from France: George Washington Canal.” This is the new provocation by Elon Musk who posts a tweet about X in which a geographical map appears.

"Nuovo nome per l'acqua che separa l'Inghilterra dalla Francia: Canale George Washinton". E' la nuova provocazione di Elon Musk che pubblica un tweet su X in cui compare una cartina geografica.

Musk, la Manica? si deve chiamare Canale George Washington

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Musk, the Channel? It should be called George Washington Canal

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Tweet su X in cui compare una cartina geografica (ANSA)

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have transformed American foreign policy into a mixture of international interference, neoimperialism and apparently senseless shooting. The last one in chronological order concerns the English Channel this time. Not happy to have planned the change of name for the Gulf of Mexico, which “must be called Gulf of America”, now the two seem to have also set their eyes on another sea, this time European, assuming that they …

Donald Trump ed Elon Musk hanno trasformato la politica estera americana in un misto tra ingerenza internazionale, neoimperialismo e sparate apparentemente senza senso. L’ultima in ordine di tempo riguarda questa volta il Canale della Manica. Non contenti di aver previsto il cambio di nome per il Golfo del Messico, che “dovrà chiamarsi Golfo d’America“, adesso i due sembrano aver posato gli occhi anche su un altro mare, stavolta europeo, ipotizz…

Elon Musk vuole cambiare nome anche al Canale della Manica: "Si chiamerà George Washington"

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Elon Musk also wants to change the name of the English Channel: 'It will be called George Washington'

Another challenge across the ocean, this time from Elon Musk, on his own network, X, formerly Twitter: a map and a rename. Almost 76 million users of X have seen it in less than 24 hours, 33,000 have commented on it and tens of thousands have...

Încă o provocare de peste Ocean, de data aceasta de la Elon Musk, pe propria rețea, X, fostă Twitter: o hartă și o redenumire. Aproape 76 de milioane de utilizatori ai X au văzut-o în mai puțin de 24 de ore, 33.000 au comentat-o și zeci de mii au...

Harta postată de Musk pe X, văzută aproape 76 de milioane de oameni. Redenumirea pe care o propune

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The map posted by Musk on the X, seen by almost 76 million people. The renaming it proposes

In the USA, new President Donald Trump and his administration have made a proposal for the English Channel, which separates France and England, after Canada, the Panama Canal and Greenland. Elon Musk, who served as Minister of Government Efficiency in Trump's cabinet, suggested that the name of the English Channel, which separates France and England, be changed to the George Washington Canal. There were reactions on social media to the words of …

ABD’de çiçeği burnunda başkan Donald Trump ve yönetimi, Kanada, Panama Kanalı ve Grönland’ın ardından Fransa ve İngiltere’yi birbirinden ayıran Manş Denizi için teklifte bulundu. Trump’ın kabinesinde Hükümet Vermililiği Bakanı olarak görev alan Elon Musk, Fransa ile İngiltere’yi birbirinden ayıran Manş Denizi’nin adının George Washington Kanalı olarak değiştirilmesini önerdi. Sosyal medyada Trump yanlılarının İngiltere’yi de mi fethedeceğiz? söz…

Musk proposes renaming English Channel to George Washington Channel

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