CNBC’s Sorkin: “[Musk] is clearly making a bet that former President Trump is going to win. And if he does win, I think it would be surprising, if his businesses, don't ultimately benefit." The legacy media assault on
@elonmusk
has gone into hyperdrive since his appearance at the Trump rally in Butler, PA. They are leveling every conceivable attack imaginable, and this one is now consistent — that Elon is cynically aligned with Trump out of financial self-interest; that his support is primarily for the benefit of his various companies. To believe this, one would have to discount every stated reason that Musk has articulated about why he is supporting Trump, such as free-speech, the Second Amendment and government bloat and inefficiency — to name but a few.