{"id":1517366,"date":"2022-06-15T13:51:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1517366"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:53:03","slug":"i-welcome-support-from-african-americans-desantis-responds-to-elon-musks-name-drop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-welcome-support-from-african-americans-desantis-responds-to-elon-musks-name-drop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Welcome Support From African-Americans\u2019: DeSantis Responds To Elon Musk\u2019s Name-Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-welcome-support-from-african-americans-desantis-responds-to-elon-musks-name-drop-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1517366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday responded to comments from tech billionaire Elon Musk \u2014 who revealed he was leaning toward supporting DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race \u2014 by saying he welcomes \u201csupport from African-Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is white, was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971. He became an American citizen in 2002, thus technically making him an African-American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m focused on 2022,\u201d DeSantis said at a press conference, \u201cbut with Elon Musk, what I would say is you know I welcome support from African-Americans. What can I say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The line drew laughs from those around him in the room.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I&#8217;m focused on 2022, but with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> what I would say is you know I welcome support from African-Americans. What can I say?&#8221; \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SuWQVLMORE\">pic.twitter.com\/SuWQVLMORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robbie Myers (@robbievmyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbievmyers\/status\/1537098457550360576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outlets like the satirical Babylon Bee have long poked fun at leftist organizations for attacking Musk. In March, the outlet ran a story <a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/snl-writers-criticize-successful-african-american-businessman\">titled<\/a>, \u201cSNL Writers Denigrate Successful African-American Businessman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-tips-hat-toward-ron-desantis-to-be-next-president-of-the-united-states\">reported<\/a> that Musk is \u201cleaning towards\u201d supporting DeSantis in 2024 after tweeting that he had backed the Republican candidate who made history in south Texas on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI voted for Mayra Flores \u2013 first time I ever voted Republican,\u201d Musk announced late Tuesday evening. \u201cMassive red wave in 2022,\u201d he predicted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I voted for Mayra Flores \u2013 first time I ever voted Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Massive red wave in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536973965394157569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flores won a special election in Texas\u2019s 34th Congressional District, becoming the first Republican to Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/republican-mayra-flores-flips-house-seat-south-texas-first-mexican-born-congresswoman\/\">elected<\/a> in that district in more than 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up question, an account asked Musk, \u201cWhat are you leaning towards?\u201d for president in 2022. Musk simply responded, \u201cDeSantis.\u201d Musk stopped short of an endorsement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ht\">DeSantis<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536976484446904320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI supported Yang last time, but DeSantis has a better chance of winning,\u201d Musk explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-doubles-down-on-who-he-is-supporting-in-upcoming-midterms\">noted<\/a> that Musk recently doubled down on supporting the Republican Party for the upcoming midterms because of how Democrats have treated him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support free speech, but not any one candidate,\u201d Musk said on Twitter this past spring. \u201cIn fact, I gave money to &#038; voted for Hillary &#038; then voted for Biden. However, given unprovoked attacks by leading Democrats against me &#038; a very cold shoulder to Tesla &#038; SpaceX, I intend to vote Republican in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I\u2019m not sure, I might never have voted for a Republican, just to be clear,\u201d Musk also said. \u201cNow this election I will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there is no indication that DeSantis is considering a run for the GOP nomination in 2024, several polls have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-wins-wisconsin-gop-poll-of-possible-2024-presidential-candidates\">shown<\/a> him to be a top contender if he throws his hat into the ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday responded to comments from tech billionaire Elon Musk \u2014 who revealed he was leaning toward supporting DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race \u2014 by saying he welcomes \u201csupport from African-Americans.\u201d Musk, who is white, was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971. 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