Elon Musk is not a conservative, but apparently he will back Ron DeSantis if he runs for president. Musk confirmed this in an exchange with another Twitter user this weekend.
The Hill reports:
Musk says he would support DeSantis in 2024Elon Musk said he would support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) if he runs for president in 2024.In a tweet responding to a user question on Friday, Musk said that he would support DeSantis. The latest post follows a tweet in June in which the billionaire said he was leaning toward supporting the governor in the next presidential election.“My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far,” he said.Musk added that he was a “significant supporter” of the Obama administration and “reluctantly” voted for President Biden over former President Trump in the 2020 presidential election.Musk made the comments about the potential 2024 contender in a series of posts responding to an article from a conservative news outlet about the Twitter and SpaceX CEO restoring Trump’s account…The news from Musk comes as DeSantis has seen increased support in hypothetical match-ups for the GOP nomination in 2024 following a disappointing performance from the party in the midterm elections.
See the exchange below:
The left has been increasingly going after Musk for two reasons. They don’t like that he is trying to make Twitter an even playing field, and they hate the fact that he doesn’t hate Republicans.
If DeSantis runs, this will certainly make the 2024 Republican primary more interesting.
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