Mark Cuban criticized Elon Musk for attending a Trump rally, The Post has learned — but he was clearly in the minority in one of their exclusive group chats.
The billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner is a member of an exclusive chat group on Signal, which includes bigwigs from both the right and the left, where members are focused on Elon’s involvement in the Trump campaign.
One notable associate of Musk in the group is Vivek Ramaswamy “Shark Tank” star Cuban called out — who has thrown his weight behind Kamala Harris for president — after she posted a message to Musk on Instagram asking him not to trust Trump following his appearance at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday Was.
Others in the group – including conservative voices like Ben Shapiro, David Sacks, Joe Lonsdale, and Sean Maguire, as well as Democratic voices like Jason Calcanis, Larry Summers, and David Shore – took to one another by circulating memes from the rally. Have entertained.
Musk’s motivation for supporting Trump — and whether others will follow suit — has been a top topic of conversation among political and tech elites since he endorsed him in July.
“Elon Musk has a huge number of followers, significant influence, and ‘f–k you’ money. Republican public affairs executive Garrett Ventry told The Post that having someone like Elon advocating for President Trump is a game changer.
Sources told The Post that Musk could appear at other campaign stops before the Nov. 5 election.
“The Trump campaign is lagging behind in spending,” a campaign aide told The Post, adding that Elon could change that.
Rally attendees felt that Musk gelled well with Trump and that they had similar objectives.
“He’s very intelligent, very innovative. He understands what is happening to the United States. And he really cares about the future of our country,’ Brian Yanowiak told Wired,
The source said Trump’s camp appreciates the way Musk has used his X social media platform, which he owns and personally has 200 million followers, to deliver Trump’s message.
A subtle hint could be how Trump has started referencing the Biden administration’s decision Refuse to give $900 million to Musk’s Starlink In subsidies for expanding rural broadband.
According to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the administration claimed that Starlink “failed to demonstrate that it can provide the service promised”, even though it had been successfully deployed in war-torn Ukraine and provided support to first responders and Has been an essential tool for residents. Hurricane Helen cuts off rural areas from Florida to Virginia Free service donated by Musk,
Meanwhile, the government has spent $42.5 billion on rural broadband, but has so far failed to add connections single person on the internetPer report.
“In 2021, Joe Biden tasks Kamala Harris with bringing broadband to rural America…. Rural America was dying for it and they gave him $42 billion to make it work,” Trump said in a recent speech.
“Even after three years, not a single house is connected to broadband… Everyone is saying what happened to the money. “$42 billion…not a house.”
Musk said he supported Trump to “preserve democracy in America,” and tech industry sources who see him as a visionary believe he would reduce federal spending if Trump wins. That his plan will be a big boost for the citizens.
“Instead of ‘what’s good for General Motors is good for America’ these days, what’s good for Elon Musk is good for America,” said a tech source.
Trump previously said Musk would lead a new special commission to reduce federal spending and reform government.
Trump promised them he could cut government jobs… (projects like this) we all (would) do if we were the richest people,” a crypto source said.
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