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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    3 hours ago

    LOL, where is this “radical left”?

    Are any of these “radical left” in the room with us right now?

    I think he’s talking more about “any sensible normal American that might regulate my shitty companies”.

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    4 hours ago

    This is what he said about the Wisconsin supreme court race

    “I feel like this is one of those things that may not seem that it’s going to affect the entire destiny of humanity, but I think it will,”

    Anyone have an update on the destiny of humanity since his favored candidate lost this race almost a full year ago?

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    I really wish people would understand that billionaires don’t speak for “America” and that their interests are almost exactly opposed to the interests of regular people. This is the case regardless of where on the political spectrum your beliefs happen to lie.

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    5 hours ago

    Elon Musk blasted the Republican Party as a corrupt force that was “bankrupting” the United States of America.

    This is what happens with leopards ate my face people. They were scammed by just one guy and don’t change their minds at all.

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    5 hours ago

    “the radical left”

    By which he means right wing Democrats like Schumer and Jeffries whose obedience to their owner donors is absolute while their attitudes toward meaningful reform that benefits working class people more than them is the exact same as his own.