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After faltering in his plan to found a new ‘America Party’, the world’s richest person is returning to the GOP fold

In the aftermath of his spectacular falling out with Donald Trump last year, Elon Musk blasted the Republican Party as a corrupt force that was "bankrupting" the United States of America.

But now, after months in the political wilderness, the volatile tech baron has indicated that he will once again devote his enormous fortune to electing GOP politicians, this time ahead of the midterm elections in 2026.

"America is toast if the radical left wins," declared Musk on X Thursday. "They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won’t be America anymore."

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He seems to think the entire democratic base is composed of ML tankies.

If only he knew what MLs thought of democrats...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, those types think Chomsky is some kind of CIA plant, LOL. It's almost like they want to deflate any real counter to the fascists. I mean, I can remember when I was 14, too.

How many of them genuinely hold these beliefs is anyone's guess. I think a non-zero amount are trolls, bots, and certainly some just want to see who can be the most contrarian maximalist keyboard warrior.