Donald Trump lashes out at Elon Musk

Former US President Donald Trump had harsh words for billionaire Elon Musk at a rally in Alaska.

Musk’s recent pronouncement that he’d never voted Republican until this June.

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Trump said that contradicted what Musk had told him about his previous vote for the real-estate magnate.

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Trump followed with an expletive description of the world’s richest man.

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Voiced his judgment on the Twitter Inc. acquisition deal that Musk struck but has since decided to withdraw from, calling it “rotten.”

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Trump’s comments come in the wake of Musk expressing a leaning toward Ron DeSantis, currently the Florida governor.

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Favored Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

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“I’m undecided at this point on that election,” Musk said in a June 21 interview with Bloomberg News.

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He said he will commit $20 million to $25 million to support his chosen contender.

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