Naomi Seibt, an ‘anti-Greta’ activist, has filed for political asylum in the United States due to threats and persecution in her home country, Germany.
According to Fox News, she has submitted a petition under Section 208 of the US Immigration and Nationality Act to seek permanent residence for her safety.
“In 2024, I found out that I had been spied on by German intelligence for years. Simultaneously, I keep receiving death threats from Antifa,” she explained to Fox News.
Seibt claims that when she reported the threats to German authorities, she was told there was little they could do “as long as not actually been raped or killed.”
“I am not getting protection from the German government even though I am at major risk of potentially being killed,” she added.
Seibt said the harassment escalated after she was branded as Greta Thunberg’s ideological opposite. “I had started becoming known and internationally recognised as the anti-Greta Thunberg in 2020,” she explained.
“I was barely 19 years old and never expected to be recognized as a right-wing figure. The German media called me the anti-Greta, they demonise me as the anti-Greta, like an anti-Christ for Greta Thunberg,” she said. “I’m Naomi Seibt and want to be recognised as who I am because I’m not just some puppet poster figure for the right wing.”
Who is Naomi Seibt?
Naomi Seibt, born on August 18, 2000, in Munster, Germany, is a political activist and self-described “climate realist” who rose to fame as a teenager for her outspoken scepticism toward mainstream climate science and progressive ideologies.
She first gained international attention after being labelled the “anti-Greta”, a reference to Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, for her opposition to climate alarmism and her alignment with conservative thought.
Seibt became associated with the US-based conservative think tank, the Heartland Institute, which promotes climate change scepticism. Over the years, she has positioned herself as a critic of feminism, immigration policies, and what she describes as restrictions on free speech in Germany.
Though she insists she does not see herself as a political “poster girl”, she has become a symbol for young conservatives in Europe and the United States.
Elon Musk’s support for Seibt
Seibt also revealed that tech billionaire Elon Musk has privately supported her decision to seek asylum. “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 said, noting that her interactions with Musk began on X last year.
“That’s when I made the decision to apply for asylum myself. He gave me his approval for that.”
According to Seibt, Musk’s encouragement and her fear of political persecution in Germany were key factors in her decision to pursue safety and citizenship in the United States, a country she says offers her “hope and freedom”.