Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met with former President Donald Trump (Trump Musk Interview) in an attempt to impede Vice President Kamala Harris’ rapid rise in the 2024 presidential race.
Harris is seen as a real threat to Trump should she continue her rise in the polls.
Hosted by Musk on his social media platform X (Twitter), the appearance afforded Trump a vast audience with aa lack of constraints endemic to traditional news, freeing him up for longwinded musings and strategies under no guise that anyone would stop him.
The unfiltered conversation was a part of an initiative Musk reportedly launched in order to help President Trump overcome the challenges brought on by Harris’s advancement, hence starting eating away at his advantage in a number of vital swing states.
Musk was in full agreement with Trump during the discussion (Trump Musk Interview), adopting many of his same talking points attacking Harris over her policies and character as “radically left,” per a description by Trump.
Musk, a public supporter of Trump, even used the closed-door proceedings to promote his business interests — talking about government regulation and tax policy that could hit on companies in which he has personal investments.
At one point, Musk (Trump Musk Interview) even suggested a potential future position in the Trump administration that could see him streamline government operations.
The meeting highlighted the increasing importance of social media for contemporary political campaigns, most notably as a repository unopposed narrative.
This alliance of Trump and Musk (Trump Musk Interview) may be an important ingredient in that election, once Harris has secured the nomination; they both use their celebrity to move public opinion, trying to touch incurious hearts.