Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2024.
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Elon Musk posted on X that he “wholeheartedly” supports Donald Trump, shortly after a gunman was killed at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday and former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee was escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents.
“I fully support President Trump and wish him a speedy recovery,” Musk said. I have written About X, which he owns.
Trump was taken to a local medical facility where he is receiving treatment. His spokesman said he is “expected to be OK.” He had what appeared to be blood on the side of his head and in his ear.
In a separate post, Musk, CEO of Tesla and defense contractor SpaceX, said: photograph “The president was a great man, and he was a great man. He …
The Butler County district attorney, where the rally took place, said one attendee was killed and another was in critical condition. NBC News confirmed that the shooter has died.
While Musk had not directly endorsed Trump prior to Saturday’s event, he had been vocal about his opposition to President Joe Biden returning to the White House, claiming in a March post that he had no plans to donate to either presidential candidate.
Musk met Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach earlier this year and said he had “several conversations” with Trump at Tesla’s 2024 annual shareholder meeting. He also said at the event that Trump “will call me out of the blue for no reason.”
on friday, Bloomberg reported Musk reportedly made a “substantial” but undisclosed donation to a pro-Trump super PAC called America PAC.
Musk is the richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of about $250 billion. Forbes.
This is a developing story so check back for updates.
