Introducing: Citizen Elon

Published Oct 22, 2024, 5:59 PM

Over the course of one weekend in July, the presidential election was turned on its head. This is when news organizations announced that Elon Musk was backing Donald Trump—and gave a real endorsement, something he said he’d never do. What does it mean that the world’s richest man has been united with not just any presidential candidate, but Trump? In this three-part series from Elon, Inc., we will explore how Musk’s politics have (and haven’t) changed over time; what the mercurial CEO of a huge social network can do to tilt the information war in presidential politics; how money, dark and light, provides the infrastructure for the 2024 presidential race; and finally, what is at stake for Musk himself in this unprecedented dive headfirst into the political sphere.

We're in the middle of a truly wild presidential race, pitting a Democrat who wasn't on the ballot until this summer against a Republican who was convicted on thirty four felony counts just before receiving his party's nomination for president. But the wildest thing might be this guy. And you know, Elon. I love Elon Musk Do I love him a life? Elon Musk Green capitalist, world's richest man, and also one of the biggest political contributors in American history. Donald Trump and Elon are close these days, which might seem strange since just a couple of years ago, Trump was saying stuff like since I started working on this podcast, the relationship between the two men has only strengthened. To start Elon's tweets, They've gone from I fully endorse Trump to saying that there won't be in America if Trump loses, to saying that humanity will never reach the stars without having a president Donald Trump a second time. Then there was Elon's two hour live interview of Trump on X. You have definitely got a fertile mind. We can talk about cuddles and rockets, so many things. Then the ads paid for by Elon's pack. Trump is the American badass. Will stop this nonsense. When Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, where the Summer's assassination attempt happened, Elon went there too. He jumped up and down like a kid in a bouncy castle and then delivered this kind of halting speech with sentences like fight, fight, and blood coming down the face. From Bloomberg Podcasts, This is Citizen Elon. I'm Max Chafkin. In this three part series, we investigate someone who might be the deciding factor in the twenty twenty four election. Why is Elon Musk suddenly so dead set on Trump winning? And if it works, he successfully gets Trump elected? What happens? Then? Listen every Friday for new episodes of a special series from the Eloninc. Podcast. Bloomberg dot Com subscribers get every episode early. Subscribe today at Bloomberg dot com slash podcast offer, and follow Elon Inc. On Apple Podcasts or wherever you'd like to listen.

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