Elon Musk will support Ron DeSantis if he runs in the 2024 US presidential election race.
Elon Musk would support Ron DeSantis in the 2024 US election
The Florida governor has been tipped as a potential US leader and could rival Donald Trump for the Republican nomination at the next election and now has the backing of the Twitter owner.
Musk wrote on the platform: "My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would be the case for the Biden administration, but I have been disappointed so far."
Asked if he would support DeSantis in 2024, the world's richest man replied: "Yes."
The maverick tycoon pointed out that he was a supporter of Barack Obama to show that he has a range of political views.
Musk said: "As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden over Trump."
When asked previously, DeSantis joked: "I welcome support from African-Americans, what can I say."
The Tesla billionaire, who is white, grew up in South Africa.
Although Musk will not be supporting Trump's bid for the White House, he has described the decision to ban the former president from Twitter after the attack on the US Capitol last year as a "grave mistake".
He said in a tweet: "I'm fine with Trump not tweeting. The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account , despite no violation of the law or terms of service. Deplatforming a sitting President undermined public trust in Twitter for half of America."
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