Ask A Genius 1163: Musk and Trump Financial Support
Author(s): Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2024/11/11
*Interview conducted in September, 2024.*
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What do you think the evolving relationship will be between Elon Musk and his support for presidential candidate Trump?
Rick Rosner: It’s come out that he’s donated to Trump’s campaign. Some people say he’s the richest man on earth, which means he’s worth, what, close to $100+ billion? He’s given Trump $75 million in campaign contributions or through PACs that support Trump. I think it’s bullshit. It’s an abuse of the system made possible by Citizens United. It’s bullshit that he’s been able to do this at a cost to himself of tens of billions of dollars. He bought Twitter for $44 billion, and now it’s worth maybe $12 billion, maybe even less than that.
He turned it into a mouthpiece for right-wing bullshit, and it’s not even an effective mouthpiece. He’s an asshole. To some extent, he’s a fraud. He’s been good at getting business from the government, where he’s basically our space agency now. He does all our launches and puts all our satellites into orbit. The guy has way too much political power because he has so much money. That’s it.
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