Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter Wednesday called the Democrat Party one of “division & hate” and predicted that they will conduct a “dirty tricks campaign” against him over his recent announcement that he would be voting for the Republican Party in the 2024 election.
In the tweet, Musk explained that he had typically voted for Democrats before because they were kind.
Now, Musk says the party has become one of division, hate, and dirty tricks.
“In the past, I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division and hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,” Musk wrote.
In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party.
But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.
Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … 🍿
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2022
Musk said that he expects the Democrats to conduct a “dirty tricks” campaign against him.
“Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold,” he said, adding a popcorn emoji.
The tweet came shortly after Musk had said “political attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months” in a separate tweet.
Political attacks on me will escalate dramatically in coming months
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2022
Valiant News previously reported that Musk declared that he will vote Republican at the next election, despite having always voted for Democrats in the past during a live recording of the All-In Podcast on Monday.
When Musk was asked about why he was so invested in purchasing Twitter and turning it into a private company, he argued that there was a serious need for a digital town square that is inclusive, politically balanced, and transparent about their algorithms.
“Why is one tweet doing well? Why is another tweet not?” he asked. “Is it the algorithm? Did someone manually intervene? Why are some accounts banned with no recourse apparently?” Musk continued.
Musk said that the current reality was that Twitter has a “very far-left” bias, which could not continue.
.@ElonMusk says he will vote for Republican for the first time this election. pic.twitter.com/iSnCgaOozD
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 17, 2022
“I would class myself as a moderate, neither Republican nor Democrat, and in fact I have voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, overwhelmingly,” he added.
Musk’s purchase of Twitter is currently on hold, pending an investigation into the levels of fake and spambot accounts on the platform, but confirmed that he was still “committed” to buying it.
