Tesla and SpaceX head Elon Musk has formally endorsed Donald Trump for President, after an assassination try was made on Trump at a rally over the weekend.
Musk made the assertion on X, simply hours following the tried assassination of Trump throughout Saturday a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The official endorsement follows a number of current statements through which Musk has been supportive of Trump over anticipated incumbent President Joe Biden, who Musk has sparred with a number of instances through the years.
I totally endorse President Trump and hope for his speedy restoration pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
The announcement additionally adopted a report from Bloomberg on Friday that stated Musk had donated to the America PAC political motion committee, based on three individuals conversant in the matter. America PAC is a serious supporter of Trump, and the biggest spender on direct voter contacts, having spent $15.8 million within the marketing campaign to this point.
In March, Musk denied financially supporting both candidate:
Simply to be tremendous clear, I’m not donating cash to both candidate for US President
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6, 2024
America PAC can be required to reveal its listing of donors on July 15.
Musk additionally made a number of different feedback in assist of Trump after the official endorsement on Saturday, together with that he believes the “Final time America had a candidate this robust was Theodore Roosevelt.”
He additionally went on to criticize the Secret Service element on the rally, saying that the particular person in cost must be let go.
The endorsement comes after months of Musk making statements in seeming assist for Trump, in addition to posting about points aligning with Trump’s platform, similar to unlawful border crossings and fraudulent voters.
There has additionally been extensive hypothesis in current weeks that Musk might acquire an advisory position in Trump’s cupboard if he’s elected, although Musk later went on to say that there haven’t been any discussions on the matter. Final month, Trump seemingly modified his place on electrical automobiles (EVs), saying that he’s a “large fan” of EVs, and including that he’s “a fan of Elon.”
Throughout Tesla’s current Annual Shareholder Assembly, Musk described his relationship with Trump a bit bit, saying that the presidential candidate sometimes texts him. When requested what modified lately to make Trump like EVs and Tesla, Musk responded as follows:
“Truly, I don’t precisely know why he… that’s query. I imply, I’ve had some conversations with him and he does name me out of the blue, for no motive. I don’t know why, however he does,” Musk stated. “And it’s like, he’s very good when he calls.”
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