Mark Cuban criticized Elon Musk for attending Trump's rally, but was clearly in the minority in one elite group chat, The Post has learned.
The billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner is a member of Signal's exclusive chat group, which includes big names from both the right and the left, and whose members have focused on Elon's involvement in the Trump campaign.
One of Musk's notable allies within the group is Vivek Ramaswamy. 'Shark Tank' star called out Cuban He endorsed Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate after posting a message on X telling Musk not to trust Trump after Trump attended a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. I'm doing my best.
The group includes conservative voices such as Ben Shapiro, David Sachs, Joe Lonsdale, and Sean Maguire, as well as Democratic voices such as Jason Calcanis, Larry Summers, and David Shore. They entertain each other by circulating memes of the rally.
Since Musk endorsed Trump in July, his motivations for supporting Trump, and whether other countries will follow suit, have been the most talked about topic among political and technology elites.
“Elon Musk has a sizable following, a lot of influence, and “damn'' money. “Having someone like Elon defend President Trump is a game-changer,” Garrett Bentley, a senior Republican communications official, told the Post.
Sources told the Post that Musk could make further campaign appearances before the Nov. 5 election.
“The Trump campaign is at a disadvantage in terms of spending,” one campaign aide told the Post. “Elon can change things.”
Attendees at the rally felt that Mr. Musk aligned well with Mr. Trump and that they had the same goals.
“He's very intelligent, very innovative. He understands what's going on in America. And he really cares about the future of our country.” Brian Yanowiak told Wired.
The person added that the Trump campaign appreciates the way Musk has used the X social media platform, which he personally owns and has 200 million followers, to get his message across.
One subtle nod would be that President Trump began mentioning the Biden administration's decision to deny Musk's $900 million grant to Starlink to expand rural broadband.
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said that even though Starlink was successfully deployed in war-torn Ukraine and has become an essential tool for first responders and residents, the government It claimed that Starlink had “failed to demonstrate that it could provide the services it promised.” Rural areas from Florida to Virginia were divided by Hurricane Helen. Free services donated by Mr. Musk.
Meanwhile, the government has spent $42.5 billion on rural broadband, but so far they have been unable to connect to the internet. go to the internet aloneaccording to the report.
“In 2021, Joe Biden tasked Kamala Harris with bringing broadband to rural America…Rural Americans wanted it, so we gave her $42 billion to do that job. We gave,” President Trump said in a recent speech.
“It's been three years and not a single home is connected to broadband…Everyone is saying, what happened to the money? $42 billion…not a single home.”
Musk has said he supports Trump to “protect American democracy,” and tech industry insiders who see Musk as a visionary will cut federal spending if Trump wins. I feel that the plan will be a big boost for the people.
“These days, it's not 'what's good for General Motors is good for America,' but what's good for Elon Musk is good for America,” said a technology official.
President Trump previously said Musk would lead a new task force aimed at cutting federal spending and reforming the government.
“Trump promised he could cut government jobs…. [The kind of projects] we all would [do] If only we were the richest people,” the crypto insider added.
