Elon Musk, who emerged as one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters, said on X Spaces Tuesday evening he would continue being involved in American politics after the election.
This is the same man who previously said former President Donald Trump should “hang up his hat [and] sail into the sunset”. But the Tesla CEO has had quite the change of heart about the former president in the past couple of years since that July 2022 post on X. Indeed, the SpaceX founder had donated at least $132 million to the Trump campaign as of Oct. 26, making him one of Trump's biggest financial supporters.
On Tuesday, Musk confirmed he would continue to be involved in politics following the election, saying America PAC would “weigh in heavily” in upcoming midterm and judicial elections.
"America PAC is going to keep going after this election—and preparing for the midterms and any intermediate elections, as well as looking at elections at the district attorney and sort of judicial levels," Musk said during the X Spaces recording.
Dark MAGA Assemble!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
pic.twitter.com/JGqFQ1DTGO
Musk has also become increasingly outspoken about Trump over the past month or so, even appearing at Trump campaign rallies. He also infamously began a $1-million-a-day giveaway through his super political action committee, America PAC, in which voters in swing states could be eligible to win the cash prize up until Election Day if they signed a petition in support of the Constitution’s First and Second Amendments. The Philadelphia district attorney’s office tried to shut down that scheme by suing Musk, alleging the sweepstakes violated consumer protection laws and was designed to interfere with the election, but a Philadelphia judge on Monday allowed the giveaway to proceed.
Has Elon Musk voted yet?
The world’s richest man has voted. “Just voted in Cameron County, Texas, home of Starbase!” Elon Musk posted to his social media platform around 4 p.m. EST, accompanied by a photo of himself and what seems to be poll workers. He didn’t explicitly say who he’s voting for, but we can guess: former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Starbase is a rocket launching facility for one of Musk’s many companies that he seemingly manages to run while fiercely campaigning for Trump, whether it be via at least $132 million in donations to elect him and other Republicans, physically showing up on the campaign trail, or appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Just voted in Cameron County, Texas, home of Starbase! pic.twitter.com/dE8oRGlI4p
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
On Tuesday, Musk also insinuated he had a massive crowd backing him and Trump.
“The cavalry has arrived,” Musk posted on X Tuesday afternoon. “Men are voting in record numbers. They now realize everything is at stake.”
The cavalry has arrived.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
Men are voting in record numbers.
They now realize everything is at stake.
Trump’s appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast likely appealed to young male voters, a popular demographic of the podcast.
“I think Trump is trying to drive up his vote among men," Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster, told ABC News. "I haven't seen a whole lot of outreach to women."
What today’s election feels like!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Team America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uwlscqDzMz
However, women outpaced men in early voting this year, according to national polling firm TargetSmart. Plus, its data shows early voting among males has only slightly increased since the 2020 election. In 2020, 43.8% of males voted early, with 44.2% casting their ballot early this year. By comparison, 53.3% of women voted early this year.
