Republican candidate Donald Trump did not get any support from the media in the US presidential elections because every news channel and newspaper of America was with Kamala Harris. The pre-election surveys coming from the media were also showing a close contest between the two candidates and many times Kamala Harris was being projected ahead in the surveys so that the voters could be influenced. But nothing worked and voters made Trump the winner with an overwhelming majority. The question arises that how did Trump win this electoral battle when the media was not with him? The answer is that ‘X’ factor worked for Trump in this election. In fact, Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X and the world’s richest person, made full use of the power of his platform to promote Trump. Not only this, he also campaigned personally and ultimately made Donald Trump the 47th President of America. In his victory speech, Trump described Elon Musk as a wonderful person and said that a new star has emerged and his name is Elon Musk.
Let us remind you that Had done. The way Elon Musk openly supported Trump during the election campaign is rarely seen in America. If seen, Elon Musk has actually played a big role in Trump’s return to the presidency. Elon Musk not only spent millions of dollars in Trump’s campaign, but also served as his policy advisor and promoter. Elon Musk effectively turned his former social media platform into a mouthpiece for Make America Great Again (MAGA).
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Now it is believed that Elon Musk may have an effective role in the new government. There are many kinds of speculations regarding him. Some are saying that Elon Musk will become a minister while others are saying that Elon Musk can be made the director of a big institute. What responsibility will Elon Musk get will become clear in the coming days, but it is certain that this time Elon Musk will have direct access to the White House. The way there has been a rise in the prices of shares of Elon Musk’s companies after the presidential election results in America, it is also believed that the amount spent during the elections has probably been recovered.
If Elon Musk is given the responsibility of cutting government expenses, then many people may face difficulty because Musk does not like unnecessary expenses at all. Government officials and ministers are known for extravagant expenditure, so it remains to be seen how they will be able to digest the policies of Elon Musk. Well, it will be interesting for the world to see how successful the world’s richest man becomes as a world’s most powerful politician.
If we look at this election, billionaires have played a bigger role than ever before in the campaigns of both Democratic and Republican candidates. Microsoft’s Bill Gates and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. On the other hand, Elon Musk was with Trump. Musk donated an estimated $132 million to Trump and the Republican Party. Apart from this, Elon Musk also started a scheme like cash gift for registered voters in areas considered as swing states. Musk’s plan was challenged in court but nothing was achieved. It is also believed that Elon Musk has also given other unknown donations to Republicans. The way Elon Musk brought many big and famous personalities to support Trump on the strength of his influence, the Republican Party has also benefited a lot.
Well, after promising to make Twitter a “politically neutral” platform, Elon Musk completely used it to promote the Republican Party. Elon Musk has been accused of algorithmically promoting Trump’s campaign posts, while the spread of posts by Kamala Harris and those speaking in her support is being prevented. Not only this, all the social media posts made by Elon Musk himself in support of Trump and against Kamala Harris received billions of views. Elon Musk himself was commenting or reposting whatever social media posts were being made against the Democrats so that it could reach as many people as possible. Elon Musk also posted many memes about Kamala Harris which became quite viral.
Let us tell you that Elon Musk believes in keeping close to right-wing leaders. Apart from Trump, Elon Musk also has close relations with international right-wing leaders like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. One similarity between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is that both have been accused of having relations with many women. A campaign like Me Too has also been launched against Donald Trump. In this election, Elon Musk in a very clever way aroused the feeling of his superiority in the minds of men. Statistics are also testifying to this. Let us tell you that the Harvard Youth Poll has shown that 35 percent of men between 18 to 24 years of age voiced their support for Trump, which is five percent more than the 2020 survey.
However, the way Elon Musk’s contribution to Donald Trump’s victory on X is being praised and he is being described as an important part of the Trump team, Tesla owners seem very happy. By the way, Elon Musk has been introduced in American politics, so now it has to be seen whether the possible government responsibility given to him will inspire him to contest the next presidential election?
-Neeraj Kumar Dubey
