But Musk later changed his mind, reportedly donating $45 million a month of his money to the pro-Trump political action committee American PAC.
`Nuff said. CEOs are often Republican, but to be this outspokenly political is normally a bad thing for CEOs like Musk. Media company heads (and Twitter/X is a media company) are supposed to at least pretend to be neutral.
And catering to the far-right seems like a bad idea if your company makes EVs. But what do I know?
Yeah, like talking of making EV’s illegal.
Edit: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2589535-trump-vows-to-target-green-spending-ev-rules
Well maybe not illegal, but more expensive
As of 2022, 37% of Musk’s wealth was due to Tesla stocks.
but think of how much tesla stock you can buy with your educational credit account that’s supposed to pay for your kids elementary school (see project 2025)