Elon Musk's Controversial Statements at Italy's Political Festival

Elon Musk joined Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a festival in Rome where he emphasized the importance of having children to counter population decline and preserve cultural identity. Musk argued against relying on immigration to supplement declining populations, citing examples of population decline in China and Japan. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama also attended the festival, discussing cooperation in curbing mass migration into Europe. Sunak called for updating laws and frameworks around asylum, warning that failing to address irregular migration would erode public trust in governments. Meloni and Sunak agreed to co-finance a project for voluntary repatriations and discussed joint work on migration.