Dear MoveOn member,
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made it abundantly clear he wants Donald Trump to win.
And he’s doing everything he can to make it happen.
From hosting Trump on X (formerly Twitter) for a conversation on Monday where he gave him a platform of more than 1 million listeners to spew lies and sexist, xenophobic rants.1
To initially committing to give $45 million a month to Trump’s campaign and even co-founding a Super PAC with his ultrarich friends, which is now being investigated in two states for violations in its attempt to “register” its website’s users to vote. 2,3
It’s clear Musk is all-in for Trump.
And while he is well within his rights to support Trump, our tax dollars shouldn’t go toward lining Musk’s pockets when he continues to repeatedly undermine faith in our election system by constantly spreading voter misinformation.4,5
Add your name to demand that the Department of Defense (DOD) review its contracts with Elon Musk.
Add your name to demand that the Department of Defense (DOD) review its contracts with Elon Musk.
Musk has made it abundantly clear that he is willing to go to any length to chip away faith in our election system in order to tip the scales politically and elect Trump.
He repeatedly claims that foreigners are being flown in to commit voter fraud—a well-debunked lie.6
He called on the elimination of electronic voting for dubious reasons.7
He publicly avows his support of right-wing conspiracy theorists and influencers who have made clear their distrust in our political system and democracy.8
Enough is enough. Our government shouldn’t be funding the same conspiracist who is actively undermining its own integrity. Add your name now.
Let’s be clear: It’s not just us who recognize how problematic it is that billions of our tax dollars are being given to Elon Musk. In fact, some members of Congress have publicly shared these concerns.9
Now it’s time for the DOD to listen. Together, we can make sure they do.
Add your name to tell the Department of Defense to reevaluate its contracts with Elon Musk.
Thanks for all you do.
–Toni, Alexis, Nakia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk,” CNN, August 13, 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/politics/fact-check-trump-musk-20-false-claims/index.html
2. “North Carolina election board investigates Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC after voter data complaint,” CNBC, August 5, 2024
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/trump-elon-musk-pac-election-north-carolina.html
3. “Elon Musk Has Said He Is Committing Around $45 Million a Month to a New Pro-Trump Super PAC,” the Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2024
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823
4. “The U.S. government gives billions to Musk’s companies. It can’t quit him,” the Washington Post, December 2, 2023
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/02/elon-musk-congress-antisemitism/
5. “Elon Musk Says He Would Recognize a Harris Election Victory,” The Atlantic, August 1, 2024
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/08/elon-musk-2024-election-trump/679323/
6. “Elon’s politics: how Musk became a driver of elections misinformation,” The Guardian, August 12, 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/elon-musk-twitter-x-elections-misinformation
7. “Rage against the voting machine,” Politico, June 17, 2024
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2024/06/17/rage-against-the-voting-machine-00163612
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid
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