A conservative German activist known as the 'anti-Greta Thunberg' has applied for asylum in the United States, claiming she fears for her life, with backing from billionaire Elon Musk. Naomi Seibt, 25, rose to fame as a teenager when she was hired by a conservative think tank in 2020 as their 'international poster girl' in the battle against the green movement.
Seibt now says her support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has made her a target. She hopes to take advantage of Donald Trump's new asylum laws, which give preference to white Europeans and South Africans. After first interacting with Musk and having her posts on X boosted by him last year, the billionaire appears ready to help her.
'Elon has been terrified to go to Europe and knows that there is an extremely high threat and has confirmed this to me personally,' she told Fox News Digital. 'That's when I made the decision to apply for asylum myself. He gave me his approval for that.' She claims to be currently in America 'legally' and awaiting an interview for asylum status.
Seibt argued that German authorities have spied on her and threatened her 'for years', and she worries she will be put in prison while facing death threats from Antifa. 'I went to the German police, and they told me that they can't do anything about it as long as I have not actually been raped or killed,' she said. She added that despite laws against penalising speech critical of politicians, she will be arrested if she returns to Germany.
Seibt was brought to American attention in 2020 when the Heartland Institute created a YouTube video pitching her against Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg. In the video, Seibt said: 'I have good news for you. The world is not ending because of climate change.' She described climate alarmism as a 'despicably anti-human ideology'.
