Elon Musk Is Now Shelling Out Cash to Help Trump Win: Report
Source: daily beast
SIZABLE William Vaillancourt Published Jul. 12, 2024 10:10PM EDT
A few months after Elon Musk said he didnt want to put a thumb on the scale monetarily regarding the 2024 presidential election, the billionaire is doing just that via a contribution to the pro-Donald Trump America PAC, Bloomberg reported Friday. While the amount is unclear, the publication described it as sizable, citing those familiar with the matter but who were not identified. America PAC works on direct contact with voters and get-out-the-vote initiatives. Though Musk has not publicly endorsed either Trump or Joe Biden, his financial contribution to the former presidents re-election bid is the latest indicator of his rightward political alignment. He and Trump have been speaking regularly, The Wall Street Journal reported in May, including about a potential advisory role for Musk in the White House. (Musk denied this.) When Trump became a felon that month, Musk fumed that the former presidents conviction was a politically-motivated one over a trivial matter. America PAC must officially disclose its latest list of donors on July 15.
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gab13by13
(24,621 posts)Historic NY
(37,771 posts)with his opinion tweet and broadcasts. He is another one of those crowd numbers people
RandiFan1290
(6,367 posts)dalton99a
(84,025 posts)travelingthrulife
(418 posts)This guy is just a bigot from South Africa pining for the days when he could shoot people of color without consequence.
oasis
(51,540 posts)pwb
(12,186 posts)No, buy most think their shit don't stink. Wealth trash.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,167 posts)Keep giving Elon clicks, guys
GB_RN
(3,105 posts)Where he hasnt turned around and done the exact opposite? What a hypocritical POS.
Definitely lost me as a Tesla buyer.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,735 posts)"of course I will uphold previous decisions ..."
Evolve Dammit
(18,378 posts)SKKY
(12,179 posts)...electric car tax benefit for buying one of his overpriced cars. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Polybius
(17,312 posts)I just got a 2024 Model 3. $38,000 (before the discount, and I also got the NY credit as well) and it's by far the best car that I've ever had.
SKKY
(12,179 posts)...but I do think they're overpriced. I know a few folks I work with who only got them because they qualified for the full 7.5K tax deduction, and they all got Model 3s. What is your registration annually in NY? Here in IN, there is an additional $221 tax for EVs. My next car will be an EV, for sure, but I'm going to drive my Grand Cherokee until the wheels fall off. It's been all over Europe with me, so I do have emotional attachment to it.
Polybius
(17,312 posts)Here, registration is due every two years. I will let you know in a couple of months.
Maine-i-ac
(1,511 posts)oasis
(51,540 posts)BaronChocula
(2,482 posts)A lot of people detest that weirdo.
tonekat
(1,943 posts)A most appropriate label for him.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(114,487 posts)The richest man in the world doesn't want to pay taxes.
LudwigPastorius
(10,635 posts)Elon takes after his grandfather, who was a member of the Technocracy movement that believed Democracy should be replaced by the rule of scientists and technological elites.
He was also a virulent anti-Semite and racist who backed the apartheid regime of South Africa to the hilt.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-world-according-to-elon-musks-grandfather
flvegan
(64,557 posts)And fuck his fanboi apologists.
I meant cult. They both have one. And many are already here.