Elon Musk, perhaps the world’s most famous billionaire and owner of Tesla and X, announced he will endorse former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election following the apparent shooting of Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“I fully support President Trump and wish him a speedy recovery,” Musk posted. X Saturday at 6:45 p.m. 1 hr President Trump was apparently shot in the ear and injured during a rally in Butler.
About 90 minutes later, Musk said: “The head of the Secret Service and the leader of this security service should resign,” he said of President Trump’s Secret Service leader stepping down in the wake of the shooting.
“But the martyr survived.”
Fortunately, a Secret Service statement confirmed that Trump was “safe,” but at least two people, including the suspect, are reported to have died. Reports Other injuries.
While the timing of Musk’s endorsement may have been unexpected, the announcement itself is not. Reports this week said Musk has already donated to America PAC, a super PAC with ties to Trump. The amount of his donation was not disclosed, but the PAC is expected to release a new list of donors within the next week. The Hill report.
Just a few months ago, Musk insisted he would not donate to either Biden or Trump, tweeting, “Just to be clear, I have not donated to either candidate for US President.” Previously mentioned He voted for Biden in 2020 and donated to Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016.
But he has since changed his tune, voicing concerns about right-wing issues. Freedom of speech, foreigner Voting in federal elections; and Migrant Crisis.
Musk’s support and encouragement for Trump stands in stark contrast to at least one billionaire donor who has loosened his purse strings for Joe Biden.
Co-founder, LinkedIn Reid Hoffman Not only has Hoffman continued to support Biden’s 2024 campaign despite other Democrats calling for the president to step down, but he also reportedly recently joked about assassinating Trump. When tech and investment mogul Peter Thiel joked that Hoffman’s donations to Biden helped turn Trump into a “martyr” in the Democratic Party’s legal fight, Hoffman responded: Reportedly “Yes,” I countered, “we should have made him a real martyr.”
After the deadly shooting at a Trump rally on Saturday, Musk slammed Hoffman’s apparently lame attempt at humor: “The likes of Reid Hoffman of the world got their most cherished wish, but the martyr survived,” he said. Tweeted.
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