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After Trump meet, Musk says he won't donate to either US presidential candidate

Published 03/06/2024, 11:41 AM
Updated 03/06/2024, 02:21 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.

(Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), said on Wednesday that he will not donate money to either Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump or Democratic President Joe Biden in this year's election, one day after meeting Trump in Florida.

Trump met with Musk, one of the world's richest individuals, with a small group of other people in Florida over the weekend, a source confirmed to Reuters, as the former president seeks a major cash infusion for his campaign.

In a post on his social media platform X, Musk said: "Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President."

In 2022, Musk asked Americans to elect a Republican Congress in U.S. midterm elections in order to counterbalance Biden's Democrats.

He has said on X that Biden is encouraging migrants to come to the United States so they can vote for Democrats, even though people without U.S. citizenship are not eligible to vote in federal elections.

Earlier on Wednesday, Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Trump, ensuring he will be the Republican Party's candidate in a rematch with Biden in November.

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Headline is deceptive...Musk has been signaling for weeks that since he purchased X he wants to stay neutral.  Meeting was out of respect for President Trump and to explain his decision in detail.
Were you serving snacks?
"Musk has been signaling for weeks that since he purchased X he wants to stay neutral." -- yeah sure, if you are that naive to believe that I have a Nigerian friend who wants to talk to you about an investment opportunity, don't worry, you can trust him, he is a prince
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