Elon Musk stands and speaks before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.
As a giant of industry and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk wields influence across the global economy. He’s leveraging that success to extend his influence into the democratic process in Canada and elsewhere.Elon Musk shown taking the stage before then republican candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. One expert says Musk and Trump's messaging on Canada have become aligned.
His reward? A role heading Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency, and, perhaps more importantly, the president-elect's ear.
Elon Musk mocks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's response to president-elect Donald Trump's comments to annex Canada, making it the 51st state. the Liberal government's online harms legislation, which the Conservatives say is overly broad and risks violating free expression, appeals to Musk, who he describes as an "ideological platform mogul."
"Just like he was able to figure out electric cars and build a successful rocket company … he's now just figured out another domain that other people aren't smart enough or brave enough or bold enough or whatever it is to have solved," Cochrane said. "There is kind of a hubris element to that.
Chadwick has been watching Musk closely in recent months as the X owner has begun stepping into British politics, initially backing Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, and then in recent daysHe says that when it comes to Musk's interest in Canada, his posts on X are very tightly aligned with Trump's comments and the attacks the president-elect has directed toward his northern neighbour.
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