When it was reported that Elon Musk and Donald Trump had met up in Palm Springs, the media also mentioned that the former president was hemorrhaging money due to legal fees. There was speculation that Trump was looking for the billionaire to donate to his presidential campaign, but according to Musk that was not the case. “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” he tweeted on March 6.
Perhaps Musk would not contribute directly to Trump’s campaign, but on March 12 a report from the Washington Post said there were talks about the one-time president selling his controversial social media platform, Truth Social, to the owner of Twitter. Talks of Musk potentially buying Truth Social apparently did not gain much traction. “We heard Trump and Musk were actually discussing buying the Washington Post but they decided it had no value,” Trump Media spokeswoman Shannon Devine wrote in an email to the Post when asked for comment.
Perhaps Musk did not offer financial support, but the SpaceX owner showed support for Trump online. Previously, Musk was fuming over a Biden tweet about electric vehicles from Tesla competitors, so it was not shocking to see him support Trump. On March 13, Musk retweeted a video of Joe Rogan speaking about the upcoming election. “I’d vote for Trump before I’d vote for Biden because the thing with Biden … he’s gone,” the podcast host said in the clip. Musk later clarified his relationship with Trump.
