Tech billionaire Elon Musk stated on Sunday that former President Trump should win the election in November if America desires to protect its democracy.
“Only a few People understand that, if Trump is NOT elected, this would be the final election,” Musk posted on the social platform X.
“Removed from being a risk to democracy, he’s the one manner to reserve it!” he continued.
Musk outlined a concept whereby Democrats, Musk stated, are expediting the method for residents who immigrated illegally to the U.S. to grow to be residents and acquire legal-voter standing. Musk instructed these new voters would assist Democrats in elections, and, in line with him, Democrats would ultimately dominate American politics.
“Let me clarify: if even 1 in 20 illegals grow to be residents per 12 months, one thing that the Democrats are expediting as quick as humanly doable, that might be about 2 million new authorized voters in 4 years,” Musk wrote. “The voting margin within the swing states is commonly lower than 20 thousand votes. Which means if the ‘Democratic’ Get together succeeds, there will likely be no extra swing states!!”
Musk, who has endorsed Trump’s marketing campaign, accused President Biden and Vice President Harris of flying asylum-seekers “immediately into swing states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and Arizona” to perform an identical objective.
The Hill has contacted the White Home, the Harris marketing campaign and the Trump marketing campaign in response to Musk’s feedback.
Musk’s comments come as immigration has taken a renewed central focus within the marketing campaign. This weekend, Trump ratcheted up his assaults towards Harris on immigration and referred to as for her to be impeached over the matter.
“Kamala’s Unlawful Migrants. It’s the most important crime story of our time. She ought to resign or be IMPEACHED!” Trump wrote in a post on his Fact Social platform on Saturday.
He reiterated an identical sentiment whereas campaigning in Erie, Pa., on Sunday, saying at one level, “lots of of individuals have been murdered due to her motion on the border, and hundreds extra will observe in fast succession. She ought to be impeached and prosecuted for her actions.”
Trump’s assaults adopted Harris’s go to to the southern border on Friday.
Harris has sought to place herself as “powerful” on the border and has criticized Trump for the collapse of the bipartisan border invoice.
“However Donald Trump doesn’t wish to repair this downside. He talks an enormous sport about plenty of issues,” Harris stated at a Nevada rally in August. “However he talks an enormous sport about border safety, however he doesn’t stroll the stroll.”