He previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should be entitled to half of the app.

President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video app TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government.

Elon Musk gestures as he speaks at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Credit - Angela Weiss—AFP/. Elon Musk was visibly bursting with excitemen

Elon Musk’s quarter of a billion dollars in support for Donald Trump during the campaign has been a boon for the billionaire entrepreneur. Valuations for his businesses have soared since the election,

Billionaire wealth surged to previously “unimaginable” heights in 2024, leading experts to predict that at least five people will become trillionaires within a decade, according to a new report from Oxfam International.

His positioning as a progressive champion for the environment was useful to him so long as it ensured those two things. When you look at his recent changes in opinion, it becomes clear that those are his only enduring beliefs—the rest can be swallowed up in hypocrisy.