Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk weighed in heavily on the 2024 presidential election with a pair of tweets Thursday that didn’t fare so well for Donald Trump.
The billionaire would walk all over that message when he later shared early Friday that his $44 billion hostile takeover bid for Twitter was now on hold, but his earlier tweets on Trump being reinstated and President Joe Biden’s big mistake drew plenty of eyeballs.
In his first tweet on the matter, Musk said, “Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter.”
Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2022
The meltdown on the left over Musk potentially acquiring Twitter was in large part driven by the fear that he may reinstate the former president, who was banned for life as a result of the Jan 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol. For what it’s worth, Trump has said that he would not return, opting instead to post on his own social media platform Truth Social.
In a follow up tweet, Musk suggested that Biden was elected to office primarily because Americans needed a break from all the drama that surrounded the Trump presidency.
“Biden’s mistake is that he thinks he was elected to transform the country, but actually everyone just wanted less drama,” he tweeted.
Biden’s mistake is that he thinks he was elected to transform the country, but actually everyone just wanted less drama
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2022
There’s plenty at play here, beginning with the observation that Biden is attempting to “transform the country,” this being a reference to the extreme left-wing policies being pushed by the administration — given that many of these positions are not consistent with Biden’s record, critics suggest this is more of a reflection of Biden’s handlers than the president himself.
As for the drama, while no one will ever accuse Donald Trump of not taking to drama like a moth takes to a flame — or creating his fair share — the media did its part and then some in creating drama during his time in the White House. In fact, given analyses of Trump media coverage, which topped the 90 percentile range in negative coverage, it’s not a stretch to say the media actively engaged to undermine his presidency.
And while many did so openly and with a vengeance, voicing a moral obligation to forego journalistic integrity, the frenzy is not entirely foreign to recent Republican presidents — George W. Bush was viciously attacked by the media on a regular basis. So avoiding “drama” is a tall task for the GOP.
Musk suggested in a tweet posted a couple of weeks ago that he now considers himself center right, showing a slow migration in that direction after starting out center left.
“I strongly supported Obama for President, but today’s Democratic Party has been hijacked by extremists,” he observed.
Interestingly, in response to others, Musk indicated a preference for younger candidates running for president, as seen here:
And also younger than 8000 years old!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2022
Didn’t occur to founders of USA that people would live so long, so they put in age minimums (for wisdom), but not age maximums (for … 😴)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2022
Hey Elon, so DeSantis 2024?
— Tim Swain (@SwainForSenate) May 12, 2022
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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