Elon Musk embraces role as pro-Trump 'megaphone'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : This "helps Trump," Smikle said, because "it makes it feel to the viewer, to the consumer, that it is more organic than it probably is.
67% : Political strategists on both sides of the aisle contend Musk's ramped up political activity - combined with his wealth and online visibility - could be an asset for Trump, whom he endorsed in July following the first assassination attempt on the former president.
65% : His embrace of Republican politics and Trump can now be seen nearly daily on his social media platform X, which was known as Twitter until he bought it in 2022.
41% : As Musk aligned with Trump, the former president returned to posting on the platform in July.
37% : Musk's recent posts on X have ranged from reposting tweets criticizing Democrats -- especially Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz -- to direct comments about Trump and the benefits of his re-election.
36% : The strategist compared Musk's shift into politics to Trump's, calling the Tesla and SpaceX CEO "a quirky character that essentially pretty much everyone liked until he managed to buy Twitter and leaned in on some issues.
31% : Earlier this month, Musk claimed "America will fall to tyranny" unless Trump is elected, garnering 83 million views.
25% : In that same interview, Musk said he hoped Trump would not get the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, saying "that wouldn't be good.
25% : Trump even suggested he would put Musk in his Cabinet before backtracking, saying the mogul would probably be too busy.
20% : "I have seen a ton more anti Harris tweets by people of color and specifically African Americans, than I ever than I have seen any such, any such activity toward the Democrats or toward Biden," he said, adding later, "That's where Trump gets help and Kamala gets hurt.

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