原文標題：
Elon Musk denies reported $45 million a month pledge to Trump,
says he doesn't "subscribe to cult of personality"
馬斯克否認「每個月捐4500萬美金給川普」的報導
說他「不支持個人崇拜」
原文連結：
https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/
發布時間：2024/07/24 05:35 (GMT+8)
記者署名：Eva Roytburg
原文內容：
(大致翻譯)
雖然之前華爾街日報報導說馬斯克承諾每個月都要捐4500萬美金給川普選總統
今天馬斯克今天在一場保守派名嘴主持的專訪上 否認這個報導
不過 馬斯克說他的確成立了一個超級政治行動委員會(super PAC)來挺川
Palantir的共同創辦人Joe Lonsdale會共同領導這個super PAC
但是 馬斯克又話鋒一轉說這個政治行動委員會沒有要挺MAGA
而是只有MAG (make America greater)
他說他不支持個人崇拜
這個super PAC主要的議題是言論自由和減少政府管制
Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President
Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee
(PAC) to fund the Republican candidate, the billionaire told conservative
commentator Jordan Peterson during an interview Monday evening.
During the interview, which was hosted on Musk's platform, X, Peterson asked
Musk if he had "shocked" himself by donating a substantial amount of money to
Trump's campaign. Musk – who has previously criticized Trump, calling him a
"bull in a china shop" – paused to correct the "media.”
"What's been reported in the media is simply not true," Musk said. "I am not
donating $45 million a month to Trump.”
The Wall Street Journal first reported on the claim, citing sources "familiar
with the matter." The outlet has not yet issued a retraction or follow-up
article altering its reporting.
Musk did note that he created a super PAC, called the America PAC, to help
support Trump. A super PAC is a group that can raise unlimited amounts of
money for a campaign's independent expenditures—such as for ads, or for
day-to-day operations— but doesn't donate directly to the campaign. They
have become prominent among both Democrats and Republicans since a 2010 D.C.
appeals court decision that authorized the existence of the super PACS. For a
normal PAC, donors are limited to gifts of only $5,000 a year.
Several tech company leaders have donated to America PAC, including Ken
Howery, an early executive at Paypal along with Musk, Antonio Gracias, a
private-equity leader, Sequoia Capital's Shuan Maguire, and the Winklevoss
twins.
The super PAC is also led in part by Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of the
software company Palantir and politically ambitious venture capitalist in
Austin who is close to Musk, according to the New York Times.
The Austin-based America PAC "is not supposed to be a sort of
hyperpartisan" organization, Musk said. He said that he isn't part of MAGA—or
Make America Great Again, Trump's campaign slogan—but rather, his principles
are aligned with "MAG”: Make America Greater.
"I don't prescribe to [a] cult of personality," Musk said. But, he added that
Trump demonstrated "great courage"after being shot by an attempted assassin
on July 13, and that strength helps intimidate America's enemies.
Additionally, Musk spoke about the "core values"that make America great,
which he thinks the Republican party embodies more so than the Democrats.
"One of those values being meritocracy, as much meritocracy as possible, so
you get ahead as a function of your skill, and nothing else,"Musk said.
He also added that one of the principles the PAC aligned with was
"freedom," particularly freedom from "as much government intervention as
possible. "The hand of government gets heavier every year, and if we don't
roll back some restrictions and regulations, eventually," everything will be
illegal," Musk said.
When Peterson pressed Musk for why he was switching to Trump, after long
voting Democratic, Musk said that Democrats had become the party of
censorship.
He also criticized a lawsuit that the Justice Department—under President Joe
Biden's administration— launched against his company SpaceX, last year,
alleging that Musk discouraged refugees and asylum seekers from applying to
work at the aerospace company. A court order later blocked the U.S. from
pursuing the lawsuit.
Editor's note: The headline of this article has been updated for clarity, to
reflect Elon Musk never personally confirmed the reported donation.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
心得/評論：
不要太緊張
馬斯克還是有成立一個super PAC(想成基金會就差不多了)來挺共和黨啦
但個人覺得一邊說要減少政府管制一邊爽拿電動車補貼
實在是有點科科科就是了
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