Oct 6, 2024 - Business

Elon Musk: "I'm dark MAGA"

Mike Allen

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., right, and former US President Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. — Elon Musk and former President Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Photo: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg

In the middle of his Butler, Pennsylvania rally Saturday, former President Trump called up one of his most powerful allies — Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X.

Why it matters: This was Musk's first time at a Trump rally since the night of the shooting, when Musk posted that he "fully" endorses Trump.

Musk literally jumped onstage with his arms held high, Reuters reports.
"The true test of someone's character is how they behave under fire," Musk said, calling the election a "must-win situation" for Trump that could be "the last election."

Wearing a black "Make America Great Again" cap, Musk said at Trump's side: "As you can see, I'm not just MAGA — I'm dark MAGA."

Musk urged the crowd to register to vote: "Be a pest to everyone you know."
Invoking Trump's words just after he was shot, Musk finished by saying: "Fight, fight, fight! Vote, vote, vote!"

The big picture: The Wall Street Journal reported this past week that Musk "quietly gave tens of millions of dollars" to GOP causes far earlier than was previously known.

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