Trump signals in advance: If Democrats go after Musk, he’ll sign the pardon first.
It came up in a Pod Force One interview released by the New York Post on November 2.
The host asked: If Democrats retake the House, what if they investigate Musk, seize his assets, or take over SpaceX?
Trump’s answer was unusually blunt for a politician: “That’s just speculation, but if it’s true, we’ll have to protect them.”
Asked whether he’d issue a pardon in advance, he laid his cards on the table: “If necessary, of course I would. I wouldn’t even think twice—I’d do it.”
He also took a swipe at Biden: Biden issued pardons to a whole circle of people back then, so I’m just doing the same thing.
The background is straightforward: Musk spent $446 million to $474 million backing Republicans this election cycle, while Democrats are focused on his contracts during his time at DOGE and the Starlink controversy.
Musk himself also posted a warning on X on October 21: “Live by the sword, die by the sword.”
To me, this isn’t really about pardons—it’s clearly about showing their hand ahead of the midterms. Whether to investigate Musk has become a bargaining chip the two parties are using to send messages to each other.
Source: Moneywise report dated November 3, citing the New York Post interview.
Here’s the question: If Democrats retake the House, will they really dare to investigate Musk, or are they just using him as a campaign slogan?
$DOGE
#川普 #Musk
It came up in a Pod Force One interview released by the New York Post on November 2.
The host asked: If Democrats retake the House, what if they investigate Musk, seize his assets, or take over SpaceX?
Trump’s answer was unusually blunt for a politician: “That’s just speculation, but if it’s true, we’ll have to protect them.”
Asked whether he’d issue a pardon in advance, he laid his cards on the table: “If necessary, of course I would. I wouldn’t even think twice—I’d do it.”
He also took a swipe at Biden: Biden issued pardons to a whole circle of people back then, so I’m just doing the same thing.
The background is straightforward: Musk spent $446 million to $474 million backing Republicans this election cycle, while Democrats are focused on his contracts during his time at DOGE and the Starlink controversy.
Musk himself also posted a warning on X on October 21: “Live by the sword, die by the sword.”
To me, this isn’t really about pardons—it’s clearly about showing their hand ahead of the midterms. Whether to investigate Musk has become a bargaining chip the two parties are using to send messages to each other.
Source: Moneywise report dated November 3, citing the New York Post interview.
Here’s the question: If Democrats retake the House, will they really dare to investigate Musk, or are they just using him as a campaign slogan?
$DOGE
#川普 #Musk
