Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he would not donate to any presidential candidate. Musk posted on his social media site
According to previous reports from the Global Times citing US media, Musk met with Trump and several wealthy Republican donors in Palm Beach, Florida last weekend. According to the report, it is unclear whether Musk plans to provide political donations to Trump. But Musk’s recent social media posts indicate that he believes it is necessary to eliminate Biden from the November election — and people who have spoken with Musk privately confirmed that this is indeed his view.
According to reports, Musk, like many American business leaders, has donated to candidates of both parties over the years, but he has not spent huge sums on presidential elections, and his donations have been evenly split between Democrats and Republicans over the years. Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, both benefit from federal contracts and subsidies. A person close to Musk said his ties to the U.S. government have historically made him wary of getting too close to one political party. Due to Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement in 2017, Musk withdrew from two business advisory committees under the US government.