Previously, the businessman was a supporter of the Democratic Party. However, now he believes that “America will come to an end” if the Democrats win. What is the reason for the shift in his political views?
Elon Musk stated that the Republicans need to win the US elections. The richest man in the world and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, who used to support Democrats, now voiced his support for Trump.
“A few years ago, I was 100% for the Democrats. Now I think we need a ‘red wave,’ otherwise America will come to an end,” the businessman wrote on X (formerly Twitter, a social network blocked in Russia).
What is behind Musk’s change in political views? Political science and international relations professor at the University of Tennessee, Andrey Korobkov, speculates:
– I would like to understand the current sympathies of the people towards the leaders of the pre-election race?
– The situation is quite clear in terms of Trump’s leading in both the country as a whole and in the states where the outcome of the elections is being decided, such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, and several others. Democrats and the entire American elite group, regardless of party affiliation, are very nervous, they do not want to see Trump as the winner. We can expect a new campaign against him, including the use of the judicial system.
And current US President Joe Biden, and former US President Donald Trump, have already guaranteed their nomination to participate in the presidential elections. Following the “Super Tuesday” on March 6, both politicians secured a decisive victory in the battle for the nomination from their parties. In the primaries in Louisiana on March 23, Trump received 90% of the votes, while Biden got almost 86%. The presidential elections in the United States will take place on November 5, 2024.