Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s as soon as frosty relationship appears to have virtually utterly thawed at this level as the previous (and presumably future) president apparently instructed the Tesla CEO about how a lot he loves the Cybertruck. It’s a match made in shithead heaven.
Actually, Musk really gave Trump a shoutout as he addressed his followers and Tesla shareholders on the automaker’s annual assembly, in accordance with Bloomberg. He instructed them that Trump calls him usually and is a “big fan” of that stainless-steel monstrosity. Right here’s what Musk stated about his interactions with Trump through the assembly:
“I’ve had some conversations with him and he does name me out of the blue for no motive,” Tesla’s chief government officer stated Thursday from the corporate’s Austin headquarters. “I don’t know why, however he does.”
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“Numerous his associates now have Teslas, and so they all adore it, and he’s an enormous fan of the Cybertruck,” Musk stated. “So I believe perhaps these are contributing components.”
This additionally represents a little bit of a shift in considering and rhetoric from Trump, a man who has lengthy rallied in opposition to the rise of electrical autos. At a rally in Arizona, Bloomberg stories he stated he was a “massive fan” of each Musk and electrical autos. Up to now, we’ve reported on how he feels EVs would harm U.S. auto employees and can simply merely not work on this nation. Cash talks, I assume, and Elon has some huge cash. The multi-company CEO says Trump is all the time “very good when he calls,” and has stated that EVs are literally good for the longer term, and the U.S. is a frontrunner in battery-powered vehicles.
Just lately, Trump and Musk have gotten an entire lot nearer. He has been counseling the previous president on cryptocurrency coverage, in accordance with Bloomberg. God, these conversations have to be terrible. Total, the 2 males have turn out to be increasingly more aligned on the subject of political positions. Actually, we’ve reported that Musk may really tackle some type of advisory position ought to Trump be reelected in November.
Right here’s extra reporting on the matter, from The Wall Avenue Journal:
Musk, together with the billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, has additionally briefed Trump on a plan they’ve developed to put money into a data-driven undertaking to stop voter fraud, in accordance with among the individuals. Peltz and Musk additionally instructed Trump of an affect marketing campaign in elite circles that’s already below approach, wherein Musk and his political allies host gatherings of highly effective enterprise leaders throughout the nation to attempt to persuade them to not help President Biden’s re-election marketing campaign.
As lately as two years in the past, Trump and Musk had been publicly buying and selling insults. However in current months, the 2 males are growing a pleasant rapport and speak on the telephone a number of occasions a month because the election nears, the individuals acquainted with their talks stated.
The pair have held discussions on immigration, expertise and science, together with the U.S. House Pressure. Their views and pursuits have grown extra aligned, the individuals stated, with Musk calling Trump immediately on his cellphone.
Trump has instructed Musk, one of many world’s wealthiest individuals, he desires to discover a technique to get him extra concerned if he wins in November.
Musk—who has an extended historical past of flouting conference within the enterprise world—has signaled he isn’t fascinated by merely writing a verify to a brilliant PAC, which may settle for limitless quantities of cash from donors and is a well-liked approach for the billionaire class to help candidates. As an alternative, he has elected to make use of his clout in elite enterprise and expertise circles to assist defeat Biden by galvanizing the help of influential allies.
I can’t think about what kind of diabolical beliefs these two guys may put collectively in the event that they had been really operating the nation. Scary stuff.
