{"id":1752744,"date":"2022-11-27T07:48:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T12:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752744"},"modified":"2022-11-27T10:34:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T15:34:06","slug":"elon-musk-says-hed-back-gov-desantis-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-says-hed-back-gov-desantis-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Says He&#8217;d Back Gov. DeSantis in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Felon-musk-says-hed-back-gov-desantis-in-2024%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=1752744&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/90-124\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/u> <span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">s<\/span>ignaled he would place his support behind Gov. <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a><\/u> (R-FL) should he choose to challenge former President <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/u> to be the Republican nominee for the White House in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>He made the comment in response to a question from a <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/u> user asking if he would vote for DeSantis. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/musk-create-new-smartphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUSK THREATENS TO CREATE \u2018ALTERNATIVE\u2019 SMARTPHONE IF APP STORES BAN TWITTER<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The Tesla and Twitter CEO reminded users that he was a significant supporter of the Obama administration. He said in the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1596314365443026945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thread<\/a> that he reluctantly voted for <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a><\/u> over Trump in 2020 and seemingly regrets it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Musk first suggested he was <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/musk-leaning-voting-desantis-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaning toward<\/a><\/u> supporting the Florida governor in June, when he was asked by a Twitter user whom he would likely support in 2024 and responded, \u201cDeSantis.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He prefaced the comment by saying it was still to be determined whether he would end up voting Republican. <\/p>\n<p>Musk was also questioned about his move to reinstate the accounts of certain users from Twitter, especially Trump, who hasn\u2019t tweeted since his account was restored. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s account was suspended after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The former president has yet to return to tweeting, saying he prefers to stay on his Truth Social platform. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fine with Trump not tweeting,\u201d Musk said in response. \u201cThe important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk signaled he would place his support behind Gov. 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