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Tue Jul 23, 2024, 08:07 PM Jul 2024

Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump [View all]

Source: Fortune

Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn’t ‘subscribe to cult of personality’

Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee (PAC) to fund the Republican candidate, the billionaire told conservative commentator Jordan Peterson during an interview Monday evening.

During the interview, which was hosted on Musk’s platform, X, Peterson asked Musk if he had “shocked” himself by donating a substantial amount of money to Trump’s campaign. Musk – who has previously criticized Trump, calling him a “bull in a china shop” – paused to correct the “media.”

“What’s been reported in the media is simply not true,” Musk said. “I am not donating $45 million a month to Trump.”


Read more: https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

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No need for Leon Skum to finance America's Biggest Loser Hassler Jul 2024 #1
"I don't subscribe to cult of personality, unless it's MY personality!" sakabatou Jul 2024 #2
I wanna see some live footage of tRump groveling.... some wailing and begging on his knees kind of shit... Blue Owl Jul 2024 #3
Hard to find out what's going on Lulu KC Jul 2024 #4
Two Nazi liars at that Clouds Passing Jul 2024 #19
He knows Abstractartist Jul 2024 #5
he's prob donating 46 mil a month. nt ImNotGod Jul 2024 #6
Exactly. The semantics. hamsterjill Jul 2024 #17
Actually the way he worded it is tricky and leaves room to maneuver as it might not be 45 but rather 46 million. cstanleytech Jul 2024 #7
He's probably donating it to the legal fund BumRushDaShow Jul 2024 #8
Trump will file a lawsuit on Friday demanding the payments... EarthFirst Jul 2024 #9
I love it!!!! C Moon Jul 2024 #10
boycott tesla nt msongs Jul 2024 #11
boycott twitter quakerboy Aug 2024 #25
Which will refute him first? SEC or FEC ? /nt dickthegrouch Jul 2024 #12
Telsa is paying a price for Musk's stupidity and so he had to back down LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author cstanleytech Jul 2024 #14
Hmmm isn't a Tesla essentially a giant paperweight if the battery goes because the cost to replace it is so high? cstanleytech Jul 2024 #15
Elon now believes trump will lose oldmanlynn Jul 2024 #16
"Trump who?" A-Schwarzenegger Jul 2024 #18
Exactly oasis Jul 2024 #21
These two deserve each other travelingthrulife Jul 2024 #20
Y'know, I was always under the impression... jmowreader Jul 2024 #22
"foreigners" means brown. it has nothing to do with country of birth quakerboy Aug 2024 #26
He's losing money, because no one is buy ad space for Xitter geardaddy Aug 2024 #23
don't expect depressed elon to honor manic elon's pledges prodigitalson Aug 2024 #24
did anyone believe it? quakerboy Aug 2024 #27
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