In a sequence of posts on his platform X, Musk left little question about his political affiliation by characterizing the Democratic Occasion as a “celebration of criminals” and asserting that “a Trump victory is important to protection of freedom of speech, safe borders, protected cities and wise spending!”
Amid rising concern that his platform is turn into a cesspool of misinformation and propaganda from either side beneath the guise of free speech, Musk himself posted a mischievous AI generated picture of Kamala Harris carrying a pink communist uniform with the caption, “Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one.Are you able to consider she wears that outfit!?”
There was no caveat in regards to the submit being sarcastic or a spoof. In a number of different posts, Musk trashed Democrats and Kamala Harris whereas speaking up Trump, together with confirming that he seemed ahead to a job in a potential Trump administration.
Trump is reportedly contemplating Musk for a job in auditing federal companies to establish packages to chop. “I can’t wait. There’s numerous waste and useless regulation in authorities that should go,” Musk stated, referring to at least one such report.
In step with his pledge to uphold free speech, Musk additionally allowed posts and memes eviscerating him though some critics contended, with out proof, that they’re being censored on X. A number of memes confirmed AI generated pictures of Musk carrying army uniform and different strongman fits.
AI generated meme exhibiting Musk carrying army uniform
In response to Musk’s submit that “the rationale the Democratic Occasion is so mushy on criminals is that criminals vote overwhelmingly Democrat – they don’t wish to offend their clients!” a number of critics identified that it was his favored candidate Trump who has been indicted for crimes. “The Republican nominee for president is actually a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist,” one submit learn.
After Musk posted that “Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and the Democratic Occasion (Kamala is only a puppet) desires to destroy it,” one critic contended that “Elon Musk being about free speech is about as humorous as Donald Trump’s Fact Social being in regards to the fact,” whereas one other wrote, “Elon has gotten *considerably* extra deranged these days…. Such a hateful, deceitful, venal, creepy, *vile* little white supremacist hobgoblin.”
There have been additionally calls to revoke Musk’s safety clearance (his corporations are intently allied with authorities area packages) and his US citizenship (he’s a South African immigrant).
A self-proclaimed Democrat at one time who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, Musk has firmly moved into Trump’s MAGA-sphere in latest months, echoing far-right misinformation and conspiracy theories. Though he has stated he may not help Democrats as a result of they’re the “celebration of division and hate,” his platform permits loads of division and hate, a few of it masquerading as various opinion. This contains savage criticism and abuse directed towards him consistent with his declare of being a free speech absolutist.
