Elon Musk (50) provides fuel again!
The tech billionaire is revealing more and more views that align him with the right-wing political spectrum in the US. He wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that the US Democrats had become a “party of division and hatred”. That’s why he will vote for the Republicans in the future.
In response to a professor, the head of the electric car manufacturer Tesla also railed against the elite Yale University as the “epicenter of the intellectual woke virus that is trying to destroy civilization”.
Musk was immediately applauded for his comments by right-wing MP Lauren Boebert (35) – a supporter of ex-President Donald Trump (75) and advocate of extremely lax gun laws that oppose corona protection measures, abortion, gay marriage and the switch to renewable energy stands up. “Welcome to the right page Elon,” she wrote on Twitter.
Musk said he used to vote for the Democrats “because they were (for the most part) the party of kindness.” He also wrote that a “dirty tricks campaign” could now be expected against him, suggesting that it was linked to his political statements.
In fact, there have been media reports for some time that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Musk’s current takeover attempt on Twitter. Among other things, he announced that he had reached the five percent participation mark eleven days later than required for his share purchases. That saved Musk money: By violating the rules, he was able to buy shares cheaper in eleven days, because when his entry on Twitter became public, the price immediately jumped up.
Musk agreed with Twitter’s board of directors to acquire the online service for around $44 billion. In the past few days, however, he has accused Twitter of making false statements about the number of fake and bot accounts. That sent Twitter shares plummeting. So far it has been unclear whether Musk will now try to push the price down or prepare the ground for an exit from the deal.