Elon Musk, chief government officer of SpaceX and Tesla and proprietor of X, speaks on the Milken Convention 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, Might 6, 2024.
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Elon Musk posted on X that he “totally” endorses Donald Trump moments after the previous president and presumptive Republican nominee was rushed off stage by secret service members following gunshots at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“I totally endorse President Trump and hope for his speedy restoration,” Musk wrote on X, which he owns.
Trump was taken to an area medical facility, the place he’s receiving care. His spokesman stated the previous president “will probably be high-quality.” Trump had what seemed to be blood on the facet of his head and his ear.
In a separate submit, Musk, the CEO of Tesla and protection contractor SpaceX, shared a photograph exhibiting Trump pumping his fist into the air with the American flag behind him and with secret service members scrambling to guard him. Musk additionally in contrast Trump to Theodore Roosevelt, who survived an assassination try whereas campaigning for president in 1912.
One spectator from the rally is lifeless, and a second is in severe situation, in accordance with the district lawyer in Butler County, the place the rally happened. The shooter is lifeless, NBC Information confirms.
Whereas Musk hadn’t immediately endorsed Trump previous to Saturday’s occasion, he had made clear that he was opposing President Joe Biden’s return to the White Home. He claimed in a submit in March that he was not going to donate cash to both candidate for president.
Musk met with Trump earlier this yr at his Mar-a-Lago membership in Palm Seaside and stated at Tesla’s 2024 annual shareholder assembly that he has “had some conversations” with Trump. Musk additionally stated at that occasion that Trump “does name me out of the blue for no purpose.”
On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Musk has donated a “sizable” however undisclosed quantity to a pro-Trump tremendous PAC referred to as America PAC.
Musk is the wealthiest particular person on this planet, with an estimated internet price of about $250 billion, in accordance with Forbes.
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