The billionaire media and technology tycoon Elon Musk will interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday, August 12. Trump posted the news on his social media network, Truth Social.
Following the announcement that Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris had chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, the former president is scheduled to speak with Musk about the issue.
Furthermore, an inquiry is underway concerning Musk’s political action group, America PAC.
Donald Trump has been disparaging electric car owners on a regular basis, calling for them to “rot in hell” and calling it “lunacy” to promote this fledgling industry.
He has changed his mind because of the backing of the richest person in the world, Elon Musk.
At a rally on Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, US presidential candidate Donald Trump, a Republican, declared to his fans, “I’m for electric cars, I have to be because Elon endorsed me very strongly.”
But the ex-president made it plain that his connection with Musk was transactional. Trump declared, “I have no choice.”
Then, he said that “you want every type of car imaginable” to be available and that electric vehicles were only appropriate for a “small slice” of the population.
According to Trump, the construction of an electric vehicle charging network would require $9 trillion; the White House and industry have not provided any supporting evidence for this claim.
Although it has raised several billion dollars, Joe Biden’s government has promised to build only 500,000 chargers—much fewer than the roughly 28 million that are required.
That buildout, though, might have progressed far more quickly.
Musk in support of Trump
Concerning the possible effects on sales of electric vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is supporting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race.
Following the July 13 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Elon Musk declared, “I fully endorse President Trump.”
A pro-Trump super PAC has also been connected to him. Trump announced to the Michigan rally audience on Sunday that he had just spoken with Musk.
“I recently read that Elon gave me his endorsement, and I had no idea about it until then. “He gives me $45 million a month, and he didn’t even tell me about it,” Trump remarked.
When questioned about his backing for the outgoing president, Musk offered an alternative account.
“The information that has been circulated in the media is merely untrue,” Musk stated in a Monday interview with psychologist and commentator Jordan Peterson. “I refuse to give Trump $45 million a month in donations.”
“I established the America PAC, a super PAC,” he declared. The funds would be utilised “on the Democrat and Republican side,” he continued.
Musk stated, “It’s not meant to be sort of a hyperpartisan PAC.” Our goal is to uphold the values that first constituted America’s greatness. I wouldn’t describe myself as, say, MAGA, or “Make America Great Again.” America is fantastic, in my opinion. I support “Make America Greater” more.
The North Carolina Board of Elections notified CNBC on Monday that it had opened an inquiry into the America PAC.
This statement was sent in response to a complaint that the organisation was collecting personal information from website visitors without carrying out its pledge to help them register to vote.
Musk, who supported Biden in the 2020 election, now backs Trump following months of divisive remarks and condemnation from the Democratic Party and the Biden administration.
When the White House hosted an event in 2021 that set lofty goals for U.S. sales of zero-emission cars, Elon Musk claimed that both Tesla and he had been ignored. In May 2022, Musk announced via Twitter that he will cast his first ballot as a Republican.
The business said on Tuesday that it is “currently between two major growth waves” after reporting a 45% decline in quarterly profits from the same period in 2023.