Moguli Pro-Trump I ask the democracy in Romania, while the US Senate congratulates Nicușor Dan

The right -handed technological mogul, who are part of Donald Trump's counselor team, question the state of democracy in Romania. On the other hand, six American senators sent congratulations to the chosen president Nicușor Dan, but also to the Romanians in the country and the diaspora “For participating in the Democrat processc ”.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk Photo: Getty Images

For Europe, the response to the presidential elections on Sunday in Romania, was a sigh of relief. The winner, Nicușor Dan, is a center man who supports Ukraine, and his victory ended what the Romanian authorities say “A coup attempt supported by Russia ”, write nbcnews.

However, for the US -right -handed technological mogul, Dan's defeat in front of George Simion, the 38 -year -old, far -right leader was something else. Two of them, Elon Musk and David Sacks, both Trump's counselors, expressed their dissatisfaction with the state of democracy in Romania.

David Sacks, a rich investor, denounced the result in an X post as “Statistically unlikely, if not impossible ”. The statement was equivalent to an accusation of fraud, although Sacks did not provide any evidence, and criticized the Romanian authorities to disqualify an important pro-Russian candidate, Călin Georgescu.

Sacks, who was called “Tsar ” For artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency by Trump in December, he made comments on his personal account on X, where he has 1.3 million followers, not on his government account.

Elon Musk intervened separately. He amplified an accusation of the head of the Telegram messenger application, Pavel Durov, who said the French government asked him to ban the conservative voices in Romania on Telegram before elections.

France's Foreign Ministry has denied that it had ever made such a request.

Durov was born in Russia and was involved in a legal fight in France. Last year, French prosecutors accused him of allowing various forms of crime on Telegram. Durov returned home to Dubai in March, but said he had met the French authorities this spring in Paris, according to MSNBC.

“Wow”, Musk wrote, sharing Durov's accusation with his own 219 million followers.

Trump has announced the new US ambassador to Romania

The US Embassy in Romania announced on Sunday, May 18, 2025, that it has sent several teams to observe the vote.

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2025, that he named the Senate Staff, Darryl Nirenberg, as US ambassador to Romania.

In a post on the SA TRUTH Social Platform, Trump said Nirenberg will help the US to strengthen connections with Romania, support military partnership and promote and defend American and security interests abroad.

Shortly after the announcement, the new US ambassador in Romania, Michael L. Dickerson, posted a message in which he congratulated the president, Nicușor Dan.

“We are looking forward to working with you as a new president of Romania and with the Government to advance our common priorities, including defense, energy and commercial partnerships,” Dickerson wrote, with Dan.

Dickerson was appointed in the diplomatic post, after the embassy announced on Facebook the retirement of the US ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec.

Musk and Sacks's posts on social networks show how Romanian politics has increased in the minds of rich figures in the field of technology in recent years.

Musk and Sacks both expressed their support for Russia's position in his war against Ukraine. In 2022, Musk suggested that Ukraine gave up Russia, and this year called Senator Mark Kelly, D-Ariz, “traitor“Because he expressed support for Ukraine. Sacks repeatedly criticized the US decision to support Ukraine and said that Russia”It is not our enemy. “

The elections, a hot topic in Romania

Calin Georgescu, the pro-Russian candidate, won the first round of the presidential elections in Romania in 2024, but the supreme court of the country annulled the result in December, against the background of the accusations that Moscow intervened through a Tiktok misinformation campaign.

Georgescu, who is criminally investigated in relation to the alleged mixture of Russia, was excluded from the new election.

Calin Georgescu Photo: Inquam Photos

Sacks and Musk have previously expressed their support for Georgescu, the pro-Russia candidate, to remain on the ballot. Musk called the decision to exclude “crazy ”, While Sacks said that this represents the “death of democracy”.

Also, JD Vance Vice President expressed similar opinions, saying that the evidence against Georgescu was “weak ”, Although he did not comment on the results of the elections.

However, Georgescu was disqualified by an electoral authority in Romania on the basis of Romanian legislation, unrelated to belonging to the EU, according to a Reuters verification.

The highest Diplomat of the EU, Kaja Kallas, indicated Russia for the charges of interference in the Romanian elections.

Moscow denied the intervention, but Monday the Kremlin criticized the elections in Romania as being “Strange”according to Reuters.

Nicușor Dan, congratulated by American senators:

Six American senators sent congratulations to the chosen president Nicușor Dan, but also to the Romanians in the country and the diaspora “for participating in the democratic process”. They talk about strengthening the relationship between Romania and the US and appreciates that the Euro -Atlantic area is stronger with Romania at the table.

“Congratulations to the chosen president Nicuşor Dan. We look forward to working with you to continue to strengthen the strong alliance between Romania and the United States. We congratulate the millions of voters in Romania and in the diaspora to participate in the democratic process,” it is shown in the common statement.

Senators who have signed the message come from both major US and key states for American foreign policy:

• Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat – New Hampshire), a rank member in the Senate Commission for Foreign Relations
• Thom Tillis (Republican – North Carolina)
• Chris Coons (Democrat – Delaware)
• Pete Ricketts (Republican – Nebraska)
• Chris Murphy (Democrat – Connecticut)
• Katie Britt (Republican – Alabama)