Tesla CEO and owner of former network presenter CNN Don Lemon which was broadcast this Monday, March 18.
“Maybe, in the final stretch (of the elections), I will support a candidate, but I don’t know yet”said Musk, who noted that he will make the decision later and that when he does he will explain “exactly why” he opted for that candidate.
However, Musk, who is one of the richest men in the world – and increasingly critical of Joe Biden’s Democratic Government – said that It is “unlikely” that any of the candidates will donate money.
Trump met with Musk in Florida this month but, the billionaire noted, The former president and Republican candidate did not ask for support, donations or help to pay his legal fees, increasingly swollen due to the multitude of judicial cases it faces.
Although Musk has never given explicit support to Trump, he has He has been very critical on his social network of the policies of Biden and the Democratic Partyespecially in relation to immigration.
This is important https://t.co/nc72zHggAD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2024
According to The Wall Street Journal, Supporters of Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and independent presidential candidate, hope Musk will support their candidacy.
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A tense interview
The interview between Lemon and Musk lasted an hour and had a tense tone; both They talked regarding various topics related to hate speech in X and Musk’s own opinions on some of the theories most beloved by the far right – such as the racist theory of the “great replacement” of the white population – and even the billionaire’s ketamine consumption.
At one point in the interview, which took place at Tesla’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, Lemon showed several hate posts on X and told Musk that his platform should remove them because “they can lead to violence.”
To which Musk replied that although Lemon “loves censorship,” X will only remove content that is illegal, such as pornographic content.
Musk also said the US should “get over” racism and look to the future, because if you look at the past “everyone is descended from slaves.”
Another tense part of the interview was when Lemon asked Musk regarding his prescription for ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic potential.
Musk said he uses ketamine from time to time to treat depression, an illness from which he said he sometimes suffers.
Musk cancels Lemon’s show on X
Recently, the network’s former anchor CNN announced that Musk canceled his agreement to do a show with X because he said he was not happy with the interview the journalist had done with him.
Lemon left the CNN in April, two months following receiving criticism in CNN This Morning for saying that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not at her full potential as a woman, a fullness that is achieved “at 20, 30, and maybe 40”; He was subsequently forced to apologize for the comment.
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Lemon, who became a face synonymous with CNNworked at the chain for 17 years.
The company has been trying to introduce more videos and long-form content since Musk took the reins following purchasing the company.
One of his star collaborators on X is the controversial former presenter of Fox News, Tucker Carlson, who has published exclusive interviews in X with Donald Trump, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the president of Argentina, Javier Milei.
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