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- Germany has responded to an attack from Elon Musk, saying it's "saving lives" by helping migrants.
- The billionaire had promoted the claim that Germany is facilitating "illegal" immigration to Europe.
- Berlin recently helped to fund a nonprofit that rescues migrants from distressed ships.
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, attacked Germany's center-left governing coalition for supporting migrants on Friday and boosted a call for the German people to support a far-right extremist party instead.