On May 19, Beijing time, Elon Musk said twice this week that he planned to vote for Republicans in the upcoming election , although he said he had previously voted for Democrats such as former President Barack Obama. In fact, behind the scenes, musk and his largest companies, SpaceX and Tesla, have been influencing the political pattern of the United States through lobbying and political donations for many years.
In 2021, SpaceX and Tesla spent a total of more than $2 million on lobbying. They tend to bet on both sides at the same time.
Musk's tweets
However, musk has always opposed trade unions, billionaires' taxes and outspoken criticism of President Biden. "In the past, I voted for the Democrats because they were (almost) good parties. But they have become divided and hateful parties, so I can no longer support them, but will vote for the Republicans. Now, watch them launch despicable means against me..." Musk said, adding a movie popcorn emoticon to emphasize.
Prior to that, musk accused twitter of strong left-wing bias at the all in summit in Miami on Monday "I think I'm neutral, neither Republican nor democratic. In fact, historically, I've voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party. Overwhelmingly. I may never vote for the Republican Party. (but) now, this election? I will."