Elon Musk’s secret plan to buy Trump the presidency
August 21, 2024
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Episode 1325 · August 21, 2024
Elon Musk’s secret plan to buy Trump the presidency
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<p>In 2022, Elon Musk said Donald Trump was “too old” to be president, and Donald Trump called Musk a “bullshit artist”.</p><p>In the relatively short time since, Elon Musk has endorsed the former president and offered him some free publicity by interviewing Trump on his website X.</p><p>It’s now been revealed that Elon Musk has also been working behind the scenes to fundraise for Trump’ presidential campaign for months, raising millions of dollars while going to great lengths to keep his involvement secret.</p><p>Today, <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter and author of <em>The Everything War: Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power</em> Dana Mattioli, on the political transformation of Elon Musk and what she uncovered about his secret plans to return Trump to the White House.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter, Dana Mattioli.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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