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Fallacies have been rampant throughout the Trump for President campaign. Standing alongside the guy who perfected the Art of the Steal Deal is Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who has committed more than $70 million to boost Trump in the election. The New York Times reports that in private conversations “Mr. Musk is obsessive, almost manic, about the stakes of the election and the need for Mr. Trump to win.”
Yet this is the same Musk who once called Trump a “stone-cold loser.”
What’s behind Musk’s newfound allegiance to Trump?
The largest reason by far is Musk’s goal to shortcut federal regulations that he perceives inhibit his various companies’ rush to production.
Speaking on Tesla Inc.’s third-quarter earnings call, Musk called for national rules to allow…
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