Musk's Political Shift: The 'Rebellion Path' of a Tech Giant
From a 'libertarian' tech fanatic to 'Trump's number one financier', and then to 'a former official driven mad by Trump', Musk's performance on the political stage in recent years can be summarized in four words: swinging back and forth.
He first lashed out at the Democratic Party, claiming they hate the rich and stifle innovation, and sarcastically pointed out that Biden forgot Tesla is the pioneer of electric vehicles. He then turned around to give money, people, and ideas to Trump, even stepping in to take on some role in a 'government efficiency department', as if he could really transform the federal government into a Tesla factory.
What happened next? Trump made a big turn, cutting electric vehicle subsidies, saying 'nobody wants your junk car', and openly called him 'crazy'. Musk immediately lost his cool: first he lashed out on X, then he resigned from his position, and then leaked plans to form a 'centrist party' — reminiscent of a neglected billionaire forming a band, neither left nor right, just you are right.
This is not a policy disagreement; it's an open rift between two giants.
A discarded billionaire, a combative president.
The honeymoon between capital and power has finally exploded in the budget and subsidies.
Now, Tesla's market value has plummeted overnight, Trump's approval ratings are slipping, and the two stand in their respective trenches, expressions grim — no winner, only a mess.
From fighting side by side to pulling each other, they haven't defeated each other but rather jointly performed a 'mutual trampling' finale play.