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Elon Musk's “Dark MAGA” Conversion Could Spell Election Chaos | Vanity Fair

For years, Elon Musk liked to think of himself as a real-life Marvel superhero, a Tony Stark–esque genius who would save humanity from its greatest threats. He dressed like a superhero for Halloween. He once seemingly compared himself to Batman in a tweet. He was repeatedly called “the real-life Iron Man” in the media, and even made a cameo in Iron Man 2, reveling in the comparisons between him and a superhero. But the past few years have shown a different version of Musk—one more akin […]
Elon Musk's “Dark MAGA” Conversion Could Spell Election Chaos | Vanity Fair

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Will Elon Musk Tip the Election for Trump? – WIRED

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You might know him from Tesla and SpaceX, but now Elon Musk spends a lot of his time campaigning for former president Donald Trump. WIRED’s David Gilbert and Vittoria Elliott join Leah to talk about what Musk gets from going all in on Trump—and whether he’ll win Trump the White House.
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Will Elon Musk Tip the Election for Trump? – WIRED

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Elon Musk Is All In on MAGA. Donald Trump's Supporters Are Loving It | WIRED

On Saturday, October 5, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally less than three months after the assassination attempt on his life at the same location. This time, Trump appeared onstage with billionaire and X owner Elon Musk.
A day before the campaign event, Musk posted on X that he would be in attendance. The excitement about his presence was palpable: On the road leading to the rally location, an electronic billboard flashed an image of Musk’s face and a […]
Elon Musk Is All In on MAGA. Donald Trump's Supporters Are Loving It | WIRED

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Tucker Carlson Promotes the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 in Elon Musk Interview

On Monday, former Fox News host and right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson released an interview with billionaire and X owner Elon Musk. At the 19-minute mark of the 108-minute-long interview, Carlson takes a break to talk about one of the show’s paid partners, the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation. Carlson then goes on to describe something that sounds suspiciously like Project 2025, the Foundation’s highly controversial road map for a second Donald Trump presidency.
The Heritage […]
Tucker Carlson Promotes the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 in Elon Musk Interview

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Jon Stewart Slams Elon Musk's Reckless “Dark MAGA” Appearance at Trump Rally

When Elon Musk sauntered onstage at Donald Trump’s recent Pennsylvania rally, wearing an “Occupy Mars” T-shirt and an all-black “Make America Great Again” hat, he declared himself not only a Trump supporter, but a heavy for “dark MAGA.”
“Ooh, dark MAGA?” Jon Stewart quipped on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show. “I didn’t know it came in flavors! I wonder if for the holidays they’ll come out with peppermint bark MAGA. Or pumpkin spice MAGA.” After taking some swipes […]
Jon Stewart Slams Elon Musk's Reckless “Dark MAGA” Appearance at Trump Rally