“US Democrats are party of hate”
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Elon Musk wants to vote Republicans in the future
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Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (Archive photo).
Photo: dpa/Britta Pedersen
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Austin The richest man in the world has changed his political leanings: Elon Musk is revealing more and more views that align him with the right-wing political spectrum in the US. On Wednesday he wrote on Twitter that the Democrats had “become a party of division and hatred”.
That’s why he will vote for the Republicans in the future. The 50-year-old boss of the electric car manufacturer Tesla also railed against the elite university Yale as the “epicenter of the intellectual woke virus that is trying to destroy civilization”. Blaming the so-called “woke” culture, which at its core is about fighting discrimination and exclusion, is part of the repertoire of arch-conservatives in the United States.
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So Musk got immediate applause for his statements by right-wing Congressman Lauren Boebert – a supporter of ex-President Donald Trump and an advocate of extremely lax gun laws, who is opposed to corona protection measures, abortion, gay marriage and the renewable energy transition. “Welcome to the right page Elon,” she wrote on Twitter.
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Musk said he used to vote for the Democrats “because they were (largely) the party of kindness.” From the point of view of many political observers, the rhetoric of Trump, who became the dominant force in the Republican Party, contributes to the division of US society.
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Musk also wrote that a “dirty tricks campaign” against him was now to be expected and suggested that it was linked to his political statements. In fact, there have been media reports for some time that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Musk’s current takeover attempt on Twitter. Among other things, he announced that he had reached the five percent participation mark eleven days later than required for his share purchases. That saved Musk money: By violating the rules, he was able to buy shares cheaper in eleven days, because when his entry on Twitter became public, the price immediately jumped up.
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Musk agreed with Twitter’s board of directors to acquire the online service for around $44 billion. In the past few days, however, he accused Twitter of making false statements about the number of fake and bot accounts. That sent Twitter shares plummeting. So far it has been unclear whether Musk will now try to push the price down or prepare the ground for an exit from the deal.
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