Elon Musk warns attacks on him will ‘increase dramatically’ in chilling post after Tesla figures rant
ELON Musk has unleashed a tweetstorm forecasting an increase in political attacks against him.
Musk's politics are under intense scrutiny as his bid to buy Twitter starts to go cold.
The Tesla CEO's personal politics are difficult to discern as he's advocated for both conservative and liberal ends.
Musk is an unwavering free speech advocate - his plan to roll back moderation policies on Twitter is a key example of his right-wing tendencies.
Meanwhile, he touts Tesla as "doing more for the environment than any company ever!" - the company's purpose plays to the inherently progressive clean energy initiative.
During the heat of Twitter negotiations, Musk tweeted an infographic of his political position, which suggested that the left has gotten radical enough to leave him behind.
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Musk has donated to both Democratic and Republican politicians - for his immense wealth, his donations are in relatively low dollar amounts.
In a lauded tweet that received over 1.5million likes, Musk said "For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally."
But in the weeks since, Musk has aligned himself with the right as a voter and provocateur.
He told the hosts of the All In podcast that he would vote Republican for the first time in the upcoming election.
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Musk doubled down on his position, tweeting "In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold."
Musk has promised to reinstate former President Donald Trump's Twitter account should his hostile takeover attempt succeed.
His erring to the right has earned him the ire of the vigilante hacker group Anonymous.
Despite his conservative pandering, Musk has directly rebuffed Republican politicians who try to cozy up to him.
Musk contradicted Texas Governor Greg Abbott when the governor claimed to have his support on social issues and tamped out the notion Trump advised him to buy Twitter.
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Non-political junkies everywhere are wondering if Musk will cut through Washington and run for president - Musk was born in South Africa and for that reason, he's not eligible to run for the presidency.
The midterm elections will be held on November 8, 2022.
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