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> a consequence of Elon's strong support. What strong support? I recall that Elon publicly announced he was going to do a massive contribution to Trump's campa

> a consequence of Elon's strong support. What strong support? I recall that Elon publicly announced he was going to do a massive contribution to Trump's campaign fund, and then he announced like two days later that he wasn't going to do it.

netsharc 2y ago
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- jfengel 2y ago
  He's extremely constrained in what he can donate directly to the campaign. Direct donations are limited to something like $4000. These donations are closely monitored. If you want to spend millions you have to give it to a super PAC. The difference is that the super PAC cannot coordinate directly with the campaign. That part is not super closely monitored, and the fig leaf of separation is nanometers thick.
fastball 2y ago
Musk never announced that.
yreg 2y ago
> Elon publicly announced he was going to do a massive contribution to Trump's campaign fund I don't think he has publicly announced anything like that. Actually, he denied it. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/24/elon-musk-donald-trump-donations-denial-super-pac-america https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/24/e...
- dylan604 2y ago
  With the two parties involved in the will he/won't he, I wouldn't doubt either version of the story. It's beautiful
somethoughts 2y ago
The fun part is, as far as I understand it, the EV tax credit as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, did eventually include Teslas - even though Elon wasn't invited to the initial photo-op announcement party thrown by the White House due to the lack of unionization at Tesla factories. On the flip side, support for the EV tax credit will probably be phased out if Trump wins according to recent articles I've read. So then it seems it's not necessarily business logic but more about personal ego, etc.
blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Must didn’t announce any kind of contribution to Trump. Various left leaning social media figures ran this misinformation, however, I assume in an attempt to galvanize their side into donating and to continue their unhinged attacks on Musk.
- kanbara 2y ago
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  - sigden 2y ago
    Take this rhetoric back to Reddit. There’s no place for it here.
    - mahkeiro 2y ago
      Reading Musk Twitter is enough to not talk about rhetoric.
- reducesuffering 2y ago
  Yes, he did say he was contributing to a Trump PAC on his own Twitter: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 I guess you just ran your own misinformation.
- acdha 2y ago
  The Wall Street Journal is hardly left-leaning, and they were the source of the story: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823 https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he... … and you might want to check with the source before saying he didn’t announce anything: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967
  - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
    WSJ is owned by Murdoch, who also owns FoxNews.

netsharc 2y ago

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jfengel 2y ago
He's extremely constrained in what he can donate directly to the campaign. Direct donations are limited to something like $4000. These donations are closely monitored. If you want to spend millions you have to give it to a super PAC. The difference is that the super PAC cannot coordinate directly with the campaign. That part is not super closely monitored, and the fig leaf of separation is nanometers thick.

fastball 2y ago

Musk never announced that.

yreg 2y ago

> Elon publicly announced he was going to do a massive contribution to Trump's campaign fund I don't think he has publicly announced anything like that. Actually, he denied it. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/24/elon-musk-donald-trump-donations-denial-super-pac-america https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/24/e...

dylan604 2y ago
With the two parties involved in the will he/won't he, I wouldn't doubt either version of the story. It's beautiful

somethoughts 2y ago

The fun part is, as far as I understand it, the EV tax credit as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, did eventually include Teslas - even though Elon wasn't invited to the initial photo-op announcement party thrown by the White House due to the lack of unionization at Tesla factories. On the flip side, support for the EV tax credit will probably be phased out if Trump wins according to recent articles I've read. So then it seems it's not necessarily business logic but more about personal ego, etc.

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago

Must didn’t announce any kind of contribution to Trump. Various left leaning social media figures ran this misinformation, however, I assume in an attempt to galvanize their side into donating and to continue their unhinged attacks on Musk.

kanbara 2y ago
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- sigden 2y ago
  Take this rhetoric back to Reddit. There’s no place for it here.
  - mahkeiro 2y ago
    Reading Musk Twitter is enough to not talk about rhetoric.
reducesuffering 2y ago
Yes, he did say he was contributing to a Trump PAC on his own Twitter: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 I guess you just ran your own misinformation.
acdha 2y ago
The Wall Street Journal is hardly left-leaning, and they were the source of the story: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823 https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he... … and you might want to check with the source before saying he didn’t announce anything: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1815911188024225967
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  WSJ is owned by Murdoch, who also owns FoxNews.