Elon Musk endorses Donald Trump after assassination attempt
South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his weight behind Donald Trump in the US presidential election race.
South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his weight behind Donald Trump in the US presidential election race.
WATCH | Donald Trump shot in an assassination attempt
After Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Trump, 78, was hit in the ear and was rushed off stage with blood streaked across his face.
The shooter, who was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead, while a bystander was also killed and two spectators critically injured.
Shortly after the shocking incident, Musk, the richest man in the world, took to his own X, formerly Twitter, platform, to endorse Trump in his battle with current President Joe Biden.
Musk posted: “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery.”
Musk added shortly thereafter: “Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt”.
According to Sky News, Musk has donated to a political group working to elect presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to reports.
According to Bloomberg, citing sources, the amount was not known but it was “a sizable amount” given to a group called America PAC.
Bloomberg reported that the PAC – a group that can receive unlimited contributions for political activity – is next required to disclose its list of donors on 15 July.
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The United States has a history of political violence, and presidents, former presidents and candidates have tight security.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 while riding in his motorcade, and his brother Bobby Kennedy was shot dead in 1968, while President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981.
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