Elon Musk has stated that if Trump loses this year's presidential election, he may face "retaliation".
Earlier this week, Musk was interviewed by prominent conservative media personality Tucker Carlson. On Monday (October 7th) local time, Carlson posted a nearly two-hour discussion video on social media.
Musk said he is "all in" supporting former US President Trump's return to the White House, and "if he (Trump) loses, there will be retaliation against me - which is very likely." Because he often criticizes Harris and Biden.
Musk worries that if Harris wins, the Democrats will repeal Article 230 of the U.S. Communications Regulation Act against his company X (formerly Twitter) (aimed at protecting Internet companies from being responsible for content published by third parties on their platforms).
Last week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mentioned that the government should strengthen its control over social media and pointed out that this provision allows online platforms to evade responsibility for content posted by users. Musk said, 'They will try every possible means to shut it down,' which would immediately lead to the already financially tight bankruptcy of X.
Musk also stated that he is highly likely to be sued by the federal government, and it will be a pure "legal battle" where the Democratic Party hijacks the legal system and uses cases lacking substantive basis to suppress political opponents. "They will try to sue X company, sue me
Last week, Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he had previously been "assassinated" for a campaign rally, and Musk was also invited to attend and join Trump on stage. At that time, Musk also wore a black "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) hat.
Musk said that if Trump loses, it will be the last 'real election' in the United States. He believes that the Democratic Party has been intentionally transporting illegal immigrants to swing states and quickly granting them asylum. In exchange, they will vote for the Democratic Party, "California is like this, and New York is like this
Musk also explained a post he was forced to delete earlier, stating that "no one even attempted to assassinate Biden or Harris." He told Carlson, "No one will bother trying to kill Kamala because it's meaningless, and even if successful, they will only get another puppet
At that time, Musk's post was criticized by X users for potentially inciting violence against Biden and Harris, and was subsequently deleted. Musk stated that users on social media platforms do not understand his sense of humor.