Theodore Schleifer

No. Elon Musk, a couple of years ago, couldn't care less about this stuff. He was like lots of wealthy tech executives who probably voted for Democrats. We know he voted for Obama. He voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. And over the last couple of years, as Elon Musk moved to Texas and surrounded himself with a more conservative social circle,

No. Elon Musk, a couple of years ago, couldn't care less about this stuff. He was like lots of wealthy tech executives who probably voted for Democrats. We know he voted for Obama. He voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. And over the last couple of years, as Elon Musk moved to Texas and surrounded himself with a more conservative social circle,

No. Elon Musk, a couple of years ago, couldn't care less about this stuff. He was like lots of wealthy tech executives who probably voted for Democrats. We know he voted for Obama. He voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. And over the last couple of years, as Elon Musk moved to Texas and surrounded himself with a more conservative social circle,

And frankly, got kind of radicalized by the stuff that he was seeing on the platform he bought, Twitter, or now X. He started caring about this. But this has all been such a fast burn that your question is a good one because no one really anticipated this happening.

And frankly, got kind of radicalized by the stuff that he was seeing on the platform he bought, Twitter, or now X. He started caring about this. But this has all been such a fast burn that your question is a good one because no one really anticipated this happening.

And frankly, got kind of radicalized by the stuff that he was seeing on the platform he bought, Twitter, or now X. He started caring about this. But this has all been such a fast burn that your question is a good one because no one really anticipated this happening.

I think the timeline starts during COVID. Elon Musk at this time, let's say pre-COVID in 2019, is somebody who is a center-left Democrat, doesn't really care about politics. But what happens is Musk begins to feel targeted, fairly or not, by legislators in California.

I think the timeline starts during COVID. Elon Musk at this time, let's say pre-COVID in 2019, is somebody who is a center-left Democrat, doesn't really care about politics. But what happens is Musk begins to feel targeted, fairly or not, by legislators in California.

I think the timeline starts during COVID. Elon Musk at this time, let's say pre-COVID in 2019, is somebody who is a center-left Democrat, doesn't really care about politics. But what happens is Musk begins to feel targeted, fairly or not, by legislators in California.

As you may recall, there were work stoppages put into place by California government and Tesla's factories were sort of defying or threatening to defy California about that. Around this time in 2021, like lots of wealthy people in tech, Elon leaves the state, he moves to Texas, he moves to Austin.

As you may recall, there were work stoppages put into place by California government and Tesla's factories were sort of defying or threatening to defy California about that. Around this time in 2021, like lots of wealthy people in tech, Elon leaves the state, he moves to Texas, he moves to Austin.

As you may recall, there were work stoppages put into place by California government and Tesla's factories were sort of defying or threatening to defy California about that. Around this time in 2021, like lots of wealthy people in tech, Elon leaves the state, he moves to Texas, he moves to Austin.

And he becomes very, very convinced that COVID and the lockdowns and what he calls the quote unquote, woke mind virus has taken over America. And also around this time, Elon Musk has a child who begins to identify as trans and there's a personal dimension to this that we probably haven't fully appreciated.

And he becomes very, very convinced that COVID and the lockdowns and what he calls the quote unquote, woke mind virus has taken over America. And also around this time, Elon Musk has a child who begins to identify as trans and there's a personal dimension to this that we probably haven't fully appreciated.

And he becomes very, very convinced that COVID and the lockdowns and what he calls the quote unquote, woke mind virus has taken over America. And also around this time, Elon Musk has a child who begins to identify as trans and there's a personal dimension to this that we probably haven't fully appreciated.

And suddenly you wake up four years later and Elon Musk is the chair of the Department of Government Efficiency and is sort of leading this takeover of government. But I think the timeline we're talking about here is really the last four years. It's really the Biden years, which has produced the Elon Musk of the Trump years.

And suddenly you wake up four years later and Elon Musk is the chair of the Department of Government Efficiency and is sort of leading this takeover of government. But I think the timeline we're talking about here is really the last four years. It's really the Biden years, which has produced the Elon Musk of the Trump years.

And suddenly you wake up four years later and Elon Musk is the chair of the Department of Government Efficiency and is sort of leading this takeover of government. But I think the timeline we're talking about here is really the last four years. It's really the Biden years, which has produced the Elon Musk of the Trump years.

Sure. Elon Musk has a lot of kids. Elon has had a lot of marriages or had kids with women who are not his wife. And one of his children began to identify as trans. And Elon has said publicly that this issue, trans issues, is really what kind of pushed him away from the Democratic Party. And he's talked a little bit about it publicly. He doesn't always want to go into the personal stuff.

Sure. Elon Musk has a lot of kids. Elon has had a lot of marriages or had kids with women who are not his wife. And one of his children began to identify as trans. And Elon has said publicly that this issue, trans issues, is really what kind of pushed him away from the Democratic Party. And he's talked a little bit about it publicly. He doesn't always want to go into the personal stuff.