Billionaire Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink founder and CEO Elon Musk is all-in for Donald Trump this election cycle and he sung the former president’s praises at a massive rally in Butler, Pa., over the weekend. Trump returned to the site of the first assassination attempt against him defiant and vowing to retake the White House, which Musk — who donned a black MAGA hat — highly encouraged during his address to the rally.
“As you can see, I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark MAGA,” Musk told the raucous crowd. “The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire. And we had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist pumping after getting shot.” Musk then urged those listening to encourage their friends and family to register to vote and support Trump, warning that “it will be the last election” if the former president does not win in November.
“I think the most important election of our lifetime. This is no ordinary election. The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms. They want to take away your right to vote effectively. You got 14 states now that don’t require voter ID. California, where I used to live, just passed a law banning voter ID for voting,” Musk noted. “I still can’t believe that’s real. So how are you supposed to have a good, proper election if there’s no ID is meaningless. Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and if people don’t know what’s going on, if they don’t know the truth, how can you make an informed vote? You must have free speech in order to have democracy.”
“That’s why it’s the First Amendment. And the Second Amendment is there to ensure that we have the First Amendment. President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America…So I have I have one want to ask for everyone in the audience, everyone who watches this video and everyone in the live stream,” he added.
Concluding, the X CEO added: “This one request is very important. Register to vote. Okay. And get everyone you know and everyone you don’t know. Drag them to register to vote. There’s only two days left to register to vote in Georgia and Arizona. 48 hours. Like text people now, now, and then make sure they actually do vote. If they don’t. This will be the last election. That’s my prediction. Nothing’s more important.”
A photo of Trump and Musk sitting together after the rally went viral on social media as well:
??HAPPENING NOW: Elon Musk and Donald Trump are having a conversation after the rally in Butler PA behind the scenes. pic.twitter.com/kQjJlFRb3o
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) October 6, 2024
