Elon Musk’s Political Shift: How The Billionaire Moved From Backing Obama To Endorsing DeSantis
New Twitter owner Elon Musk, whose political views often echo those on the right, said Friday he would back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) if he runs for president—the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s latest move aligning himself with Republicans, despite a long history of supporting Democratic presidential candidates.
The year he became chairman of Tesla, Musk made his first federal political contribution to former President George W. Bush’s re-election campaign, according to Federal Election Commission records that show he gave the Bush-Cheney campaign $2,000 that year, however he also contributed...