In posts just hours after he vowed to refocus on Tesla, Musk amplified the jailed UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson, cheered a poll showing Germany’s AfD in the ascendancy and supported the Trump administration’s border security crackdown.

Telsa (NASDAQ:TSLA) this week reported a dismal quarterly performance, but investors still rewarded the stock after top boss Elon Musk promised to return his focus to the company from his government advisory role and said the firm's robotaxi and artificial intelligence ambitions remained on track.

Elon Musk says he will spend more time at Tesla, but the White House expects him to continue “dedicating a lot of his time”’ to supporting the president.