Elon Musk's breakdown of the reasons for his presidential endorsement included his revelation of the potential for a more direct role in a second Trump administration.
In a moment of chaotic uncertainty that ultimately led to tragedy, former President Donald Trump's decision-making certainly helped seal the deal in winning the endorsement of the world's richest man. However, the GOP leader's call to “Fight!” was just one of many reasons the tech entrepreneur explained as he told computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman why he was supporting the president.
With seven details in just a few minutes of their lengthy discussion, Musk first referenced the Republican candidate's assassination attempt as he said: “I thought Trump showed courage under fire, objectively. You know, he just got shot, he's got blood running down his face and, like, 'Fight!' That's awesome. Like, you can't fake bravery in a situation like that.”
“I think you want somebody who's strong and brave to represent the country,” he added, drawing a contrast to President Joe Biden, who “poor guy has trouble walking up a flight of stairs.”
“Who do you want to deal with some of the toughest people and other world leaders who are pretty tough?” posed the founder and CEO of SpaceX.
Elon Musk reveals 7 reasons why he's voting for Donald Trump
1. @ElonMusk was shocked when Trump threw a punch and yelled, “Fight!” shortly after being shot in the face. “You can't fake bravery in a situation like this,” he said.
2. Musk is looking for a leader “who is… pic.twitter.com/x63hBAmJx7
— Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) August 3, 2024
“I think we want a secure border. We don't have a secure border,” Musk continued. “We want safe and clean cities.”
Quantifying how out of control the federal government had become playing with other people's money, he noted: “I think we want to reduce the amount of spending that we're doing, at least slow down the spending because we're currently spending at a rate that's bankrupting the country. Interest payments on the US debt this year exceeded total spending by the Department of Defense. If this continues, all federal government taxes will simply pay the interest.”
“So I think we shouldn't take American prosperity for granted,” remarked Musk, who compared the precarious situation of the United States to that of Argentina. “So we really want, I think, we need to reduce the size of government, we need to reduce spending, and we need to live within our means.”
As he did when he bought Twitter before rebranding the social media platform as X, the entrepreneur told Fridman he was open to working with Trump on a potential second term to help deal with some of the waste.
“I have discussed with Donald Trump the idea of a government efficiency commission and I would be willing to be part of that commission,” explained Musk, who noted that the establishment would not be happy. “The antibody reaction would be very strong. So you really have to, you're attacking the Matrix right now. The Matrix will fight back.”
“I have discussed with Donald Trump the idea of a government efficiency commission and I would be willing to serve on that commission.”
How will the bureaucracy react?
“You're attacking the Matrix right now, the Matrix will fight back” – @elonmuskpic.twitter.com/ys7cbgvNoh
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 3, 2024
Trump had previously done so praised Musk for the successes SpaceX had achieved, specifically with regard to reusable landing rockets that he said would have taken the federal government “another 50 to 100 years.” But it was Elon.
Meanwhile, on the point of the self-described absolutist entrepreneur of freedom of speech on rejection, Musk found reasons to react to the criticism of businessman Larry Goldberg, who suggested that the billionaire should choose a path of politics or their companies.
Musk maintained: “This guy doesn't get it. He'd rather have zero involvement in politics. HOWEVER… There is no 'business success' unless civilization itself continues to progress. This crazy shift from the left” ” away from meritocracy and personal liberties (eg censorship of free speech under the guise of 'hate speech') will be the end of civilization as we know it”.
This guy doesn't get it. I would prefer to have zero involvement in politics.
DESPITE THAT
There is no “success of the enterprise” unless civilization itself continues to progress.
This crazy shift of the “left” away from meritocracy and personal freedoms (eg censorship of free speech…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 3, 2024
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