Elon Musk Won’t Donate To Biden Or Trump In 2024 Race
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Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday he will not donate to “either candidate” for president, as the world’s second-richest person continues to wade into politics—and as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump close in on clinching their parties’ nominations.
estimated $195.2 billion according to Forbes, said on his social media platform, X, that he will not donate to either candidate.
Musk has repeated his claims on X without offering any evidence that the Democrats and Biden are pursuing such a strategy. Musk’s comments also don’t appear to take into account the existing immigration process in the U.S. According to Politifact, gaining U.S. citizenship can take up to a decade or longer. Even people holding green cards face on average a five-year wait before they can become citizens. Being a U.S. citizen is a requirement for voting in federal, state and most local elections, with even legal permanent residents not being allowed to participate. Additionally, there is no guarantee that a person who is granted U.S. citizenship will either vote for Democrats or Biden. The border security bill backed by Biden and with bipartisan support in the Senate includes no pathway for citizenship for undocumented migrants living in the U.S. The bill, which is opposed by House Republicans and President Donald Trump, will also make it more difficult for migrants to get asylum in the
This is the second time this month Musk has pushed the unfounded conspiracy after previously claiming Biden’s strategy is to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and “legalize them to create a permanent majority.”
His comments come as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley drops out of the GOP primary race on the heels of her Super Tuesday primary defeat, effectively setting up a Biden-Trump rematch in November.
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