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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk joked during a sit-down interview with Tucker Carlson that he likely would be sent to prison if former President Donald Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris.
During one segment posted to social media, former Fox News star Carlson noted to the SpaceX, Tesla, and Starlink CEO: “”If [Trump] loses, man, you’re f**ked, dude!”
As the two of them laughed, Musk ominously responded: “I’m f**ked, if he loses I’m f**ked. How long do you think my prison sentence is gonna be? Will I see my children?”
Several X users responded with mixed emotions:
It’s funny yet not funny.
Our country has become a joke.
— DeadPresidentsShow (@DeadPresShow) October 7, 2024
Tucker is spot on. As usual. Elon obviously cares about himself and his family, but he cares about humanity more.
— Ian Hansen News 🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@IanHansenNews) October 7, 2024
I think he knows there much more than SOME truth to it.
He’s toast along with the Trumps, Bobulinski, and many more
Sad but factual
— Chris Bradley (@chrisbradleyonX) October 7, 2024
I think he knows there much more than SOME truth to it.
He’s toast along with the Trumps, Bobulinski, and many more
Sad but factual
— Chris Bradley (@chrisbradleyonX) October 7, 2024
Elon is all in, everything is on the line. We all should be in just as deep.
— RK Gold (@RKGold) October 7, 2024
WATCH:
TUCKER: “If [Trump] loses, man, you’re fucked, dude!”
MUSK: “I’m fucked, if he loses I’m fucked. How long do you think my prison sentence is gonna be? Will I see my children?” 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/DoTb0tDRKa
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 7, 2024
Earlier this week, Musk urged Pennsylvanians to support the former president in November, when he joined the stage at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wearing a black MAGA hat.
After a shooter shot and wounded him and two of his supporters while killing another rallygoer in July, Trump went back to the location of the attempted assassination. In addition to criticizing President Joe Biden for being unable to “climb a flight of stairs,” Musk complimented Trump for his behavior in the moments following his shooting on Saturday.
“As you can see, I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark MAGA,” Musk told a roaring crowd. “The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire. And we had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist pumping after getting shot.”
Musk then pleaded with those who were listening to get their friends and relatives to register to vote and support Trump, threatening that “it will be the last election” if the former president is not victorious in November.
“I think the most important election of our lifetime. This is no ordinary election. The other side wants to take away your freedom of speech. They want to take away your right to bear arms. They want to take away your right to vote effectively. You got 14 states now that don’t require voter ID. California, where I used to live, just passed a law banning voter ID for voting,” Musk declared.
“I still can’t believe that’s real. So how are you supposed to have a good, proper election if there’s no ID is meaningless. Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and if people don’t know what’s going on, if they don’t know the truth, how can you make an informed vote? You must have free speech in order to have democracy,” Musk continued.
“That’s why it’s the First Amendment. And the Second Amendment is there to ensure that we have the First Amendment. President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America…So I have I have one want to ask for everyone in the audience, everyone who watches this video and everyone in the live stream,” he added.
Musk concluded, “This one request is very important. Register to vote. Okay. And get everyone you know and everyone you don’t know. Drag them to register to vote. There’s only two days left to register to vote in Georgia and Arizona. 48 hours. Like text people now, now, and then make sure they actually do vote. If they don’t. This will be the last election. That’s my prediction. Nothing’s more important.”
