The political transformation of Elon Musk [Replay]
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Elon Musk has aggressively backed Donald Trump in the US election, raising questions about whether he may be part of Donald Trump's new administration. But what has led the one-time political liberal to come out in support of the president-elect and a raft of conservative causes? This weekend, we revisit an episode from August, looking at how the billionaire Tesla and X owner became politically involved.
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| 1:26.8 | If you've been paying attention to the recent US presidential election, |
| 1:29.9 | you might have seen hanging around Donald Trump, a certain Elon Musk, billionaire owner of Tesla |
| 1:37.0 | and X. He's been trumpeting the Trump cause for weeks and weeks now, and has been plowing in |
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