Tag: Musk
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Musk pushes debunked Dominion voting conspiracy theory at campaign appearance
FOLSOM, Pa. — Billionaire Elon Musk promoted debunked conspiracy theories about election fraud Thursday at the first of a series of planned campaign events across Pennsylvania meant to rally support for former President Donald Trump’s campaign. At a town hall hosted at a high school outside Philadelphia, Musk referred to the false conspiracy theory that…
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Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban, to reprise the role he played for Hillary Clinton in 2016 by holding a series of high-profile appearances alongside the vice president and her husband this week. Cuban appeared with Harris…
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Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to his pro-Trump super PAC
Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to America PAC, the super PAC that he created to support former President Donald Trump, according to a campaign finance filing from the group late Tuesday. The filing with the Federal Election Commission was the first public look at Musk’s political giving this year, after months of speculation…
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Musk unveils $30,000 Tesla self-driving Cybercab and Robovan
After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals. Rolling up to the stage in a Cybercab almost an hour after the company’s “We, Robot” event was supposed to begin, Musk said the company had…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call
PHILLIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up. NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were…
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Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court orders
Elon Musk’s X is getting back up and running in Brazil after a months-long standoff between the company and the country’s federal supreme court minister, Alexandre de Moraes. “X is proud to return to Brazil,” the company wrote in a post on X from its global government affairs account. “Giving tens of millions of Brazilians access to our…
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Elon Musk leaps into action as a Trump surrogate — but it’s unclear how he’ll land: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, politics reporter Allan Smith looks at how Elon Musk could help (or hurt) Donald Trump on the campaign…
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Elon Musk called Gov. Josh Shapiro during the Steelers game to talk about investing in Pennsylvania
While sitting in a fellow billionaire’s box at Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, tech mogul and prominent Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk had a surprise phone call with Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to three people familiar with the conversation. Musk told Shapiro he wants to invest in Pennsylvania, specifically the Pittsburgh area,…
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Trump Media stock soars 15% after Butler, Pa. rally with Musk
Shares of Trump Media soared Monday, a day after former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his July 13 assassination attempt, to rally with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Shares were up roughly 13% as of 2 p.m. ET with heavy volume, and the stock was trading around $19.00 per share. In Butler on Sunday, Musk came up on stage…
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Elon Musk says he will attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at site of July assassination attempt
Elon Musk said late on Thursday he will attend Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania later this week, an event which will mark the former U.S. president’s return to the town where he survived an assassination attempt in July. “I will be there to support!” Musk replied, to a post by Trump on social media platform…