If the world had a penny for every time Elon Musk has been controversial, there’d be an end to global starvation. The billionaire loves to troll and thrives on causing contention and outrage, playing fast and loose with the truth. “Elon didn’t just exaggerate; he made it up,” a former work colleague told The Guardian, which brings to mind another controversial, self-aggrandizing, and bombastic billionaire: Donald Trump. And when it comes to politics, the two share a lot of commonalities.
In April 2020, Musk ranted against COVID-19 lockdown measures, claiming they were fascist and unconstitutional. “I would call it forcibly imprisoning people in their homes against all their constitutional rights,” Musk told Tesla investors (via NPR). He played down the effects of the virus and persistently called for lockdown to be lifted. “Free America now,” Musk posted.
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“I am neither conventionally right nor left,” Musk posted on X in November 2022. “The woke mind virus has thoroughly penetrated entertainment and is pushing civilization toward suicide. There needs to be a counter-narrative.” With that in mind, Musk has vowed he won’t be voting for Biden in 2024, although he’s publicly hedging his bets on Trump. “I haven’t endorsed anyone for president,” Musk told Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit in New York. He said he was interested in Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, praising him for his libertarian stance. “I would not vote for Biden,” Musk said. “I’m not saying I’d vote for Trump,” he quickly counteracted.
