Elon Musk loves MAGA: 5 ways the SpaceX boss has cozied up to Trump

Tech billionaire and richest man Elon Musk, whose claim to fame is reaching Mars with SpaceX and being the CEO of driverless Tesla cars that crash, bought the most influential social media platform in the world two years ago. When he bought Twitter, Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” vowed he would give all views, liberal or conservative, equal footing there. 

Since then, he’s shown he’s just the opposite. He reinstated former President Donald Trump, who was banned on the site in 2021 after inciting an insurrection. He changed the name from Twitter to X in a rebrand and eliminated Twitter’s verified blue checks that allowed authentication to public figures and journalists; he then made the checks for sale, all but diminishing their purpose. 

Musk has also pushed numerous conspiracy theories, including misinformation around aid and government response for Hurricane Helene; publicly endorsed Trump; and made a sick “joke” about assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris then deleted it. He spent the summer bombarding the few users still left on the platform with MAGA talking points, misinformation, and even old-fashioned bribery. 

He’s made no secret he’s all in for Trump. Here what Musk has been up to in the name of MAGA just this week.