Column: Industry may need to think about Musk-Trump relations

Trump and Musk — Tesla’s Elon Musk jumps on stage as he joins former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on Oct. 5. Musk has reportedly committed $180 million to the Trump campaign. (GETTY)

Larry P. Vellequette

October 23, 2024 06:51 PM

Now that we are nearing the end of what has been easily the strangest presidential campaign of my lifetime, one particularly active auto industry participant has me feeling more ill at ease than all the other boundless oddities combined: Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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