The Republican Iowa primary election for the 2024 U.S. presidential election was held on the 15th local time, officially kicking off this year's U.S. election. According to reports from many Russian media including RIA Novosti and Moskovsky Komsomolets, Musk, a well-known American entrepreneur, commented on a post on the social platform In this regard, RIA Novosti said, "Musk dealt a heavy blow to Biden."
According to RIA Novosti, an X account named "Ms. Jilly Bean" shared a video of Musk's interview with the American Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) in May 2023 on the 21st. The CNBC host mentioned the 2020 US presidential election in the interview and said that Musk voted for Biden at that time. Musk admitted as much: “That’s what I did.
According to the report, in the comment area of this post, Musk wrote, "I can't imagine myself voting for Biden this time." In this regard, RIA Novosti said that Musk meant that he would not vote for Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
Regarding Musk's comments, "Moscow Komsomolets" said, "Musk gave Biden an unexpected blow." RIA Novosti said, "Musk dealt a heavy blow to Biden."
Biden is running for re-election. Currently, multiple polls in the United States show that Biden's support rate within the Democratic Party is far ahead of his challengers within the party. However, from a national perspective, Biden faces multiple challenges such as the impeachment investigation and the indictment of his son. On the Republican side, former U.S. President Trump has been leading the party in polls since he announced his re-election in November 2022. Although Biden and Trump currently lead in support within their respective parties, multiple polls show that many American respondents are dissatisfied that Biden and Trump may eventually become the candidates of their respective parties.
Some American experts and media believe that in the context of increasingly significant political polarization, the lingering specter of economic recession, and severe divisions in public opinion, the 2024 presidential election may "add fuel to the fire" of political polarization and social division in the United States, exacerbating the risk of political instability, and affecting international relations and regional situations.