Kara Swisher Claims Elon Musk is Lying About Staying Out of 2024 Election and is Backing Trump: ‘He’s as Subtle as a Brick’

Journalist Kara Swisher claimed Elon Musk lied about refusing to stay out of the 2024 election and is backing former President Donald Trump.

Earlier this month, the Tesla billionaire wrote a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which he vowed not to donate money to Trump or President Joe Biden. Musk made the announcement following a report by The New York Times that he had met with Trump and other top RNC donors.

During an interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, Swisher, who has covered Musk for years, noted that Musk is a Trump supporter and subtly signals this message to his followers.

PSAKI: It’s pretty clear to me that he’s a Trump supporter.

SWISHER: Yes, 100%…Because hello, he lied. I mean, that’s pretty much what he does all the time as he’s doing all kinds of signaling and things like that. And he thinks he’s being subtle. I mean, he calls me Karen, which isn’t the best insult you can come up with. So I don’t think he’s trying very hard and he doesn’t late at night. And I mean up to who knows what. And so he’s that’s what the way he is. He’s as subtle as a brick.

PSAKI: And why doesn’t he just say he supports Trump.

SWISHER: Because he wants to create drama. Same thing like Trump likes to do. And why were we asking him if he what his endorsement is? He’s a business person. So he’s made himself into a, you know, a nonsensical figure that a lot of people do care about. And he has a lot of money.

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.

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