#特朗普马斯克分歧
This divergence is not a long-term sustained confrontation, but rather a periodic intersection and disagreement, mainly reflected in the following aspects:
🧠 1. Inconsistency in political positions
**Trump:** Traditional right-wing stance, supports fossil fuels, border control, and "America First" policies, and is skeptical about climate change.
**Musk:** Although he once closely aligned with Republican positions, he emphasizes free markets, clean energy, and technological innovation, advocating for proactive measures on AI and climate issues. After 2022, Musk began to more openly criticize the Democratic Party, but he does not fully support Trump.
🚗 2. Clean energy and electric vehicle policies
Trump weakened the environmental regulations from the Obama era during his term, showed little interest in electric vehicle subsidy policies, and encouraged the oil and gas industry.
Musk's core industry relies on support from clean energy policies (such as electric vehicle tax incentives, carbon credits, etc.), which makes him dissatisfied with Trump's policies.
This became a focal point of their early disagreements.
💬 3. Social media and freedom of speech
After Musk acquired Twitter (now X), he claimed to support freedom of speech and criticized "censorship."
Trump was banned from Twitter after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, but Musk later restored his account.
Despite Musk unblocking Trump's account, Trump did not immediately return to Twitter but continued using his own platform, "Truth Social."
🛰 4. AI and technology regulation
Musk has repeatedly called for increased regulation of AI, believing it could pose a threat to humanity.
Trump rarely discusses AI regulation systematically, focusing more on technological crackdowns on China and economic nationalism.
🤝 5. Cooperation?
After 2024, rumors suggest that Trump may seek to get closer to Musk while campaigning for re-election, with reports of them meeting privately to discuss campaign fundraising and other topics.
Musk stated, **"I will not donate to any presidential candidate"**, indicating that he maintains a distance in politics.
Summary:
Two celestial beings quarrel, why should I care, caught in the tailwind of a typhoon.