{"id":463471,"date":"2022-06-15T22:01:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/liberals-blast-elon-musk-for-saying-he-may-vote-for-ron-desantis\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T22:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:01:56","slug":"liberals-blast-elon-musk-for-saying-he-may-vote-for-ron-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/liberals-blast-elon-musk-for-saying-he-may-vote-for-ron-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"#Liberals blast Elon Musk for saying he may vote for Ron DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f6c28e9731\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f6c28e9731\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/liberals-blast-elon-musk-for-saying-he-may-vote-for-ron-desantis\/#%E2%80%9CLiberals_blast_Elon_Musk_for_saying_he_may_vote_for_Ron_DeSantis%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Liberals blast Elon Musk for saying he may vote for Ron DeSantis&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLiberals_blast_Elon_Musk_for_saying_he_may_vote_for_Ron_DeSantis%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Liberals blast Elon Musk for saying he may vote for Ron DeSantis&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Left-wing politicians and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> figures blasted Elon Musk on Wednesday after the Tesla boss tweeted that he voted a Republican candidate for Congress and that he was \u201cleaning\u201d toward supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he wins the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1537092938425061376\">tweeted on Wednesday<\/a>: \u201cElon Musk is not a leader. He\u2019s just another Republican billionaire who supports white supremacy and authoritarianism because he doesn\u2019t want his workers to unionize or to pay his fair share in taxes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bowman added: \u201cThe GOP just tried to end democracy and now he\u2019s supporting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jemele Hill, the former ESPN host, tweeted: \u201cYet another example of people throwing that genius label around way too casually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEM is just another entitled, self-absorbed rich guy who really is only interested in protecting the interests of the billionaire class,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill\/status\/1537076096172101632\">she tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, welcome Musk's support on Wednesday.\" class=\"wp-image-22672829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Florida Gov. DeSantis welcomed Musk\u2019s support.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis praised Musk on Wednesday after the world\u2019s richest person indicated on Twitter that he was \u201cleaning\u201d toward voting for the Republican if he ended up as the GOP nominee for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis held a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference in the Sunshine State during which he declared that he welcomed support \u201cfrom African-Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is white, is originally from South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor spoke to reporters during a news conference in Tallahassee. When asked about Musk\u2019s tweet, DeSantis replied: \u201cSo what I would say, you know, I\u2019m focused on 2022, but with Elon Musk, what I would say is, you know, I welcome support from African-Americans. What can I say?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk is not a leader. He\u2019s just another Republican billionaire who supports white supremacy and authoritarianism because he doesn&#8217;t want his workers to unionize or to pay his fair share in taxes.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP just tried to end democracy and now he\u2019s supporting them. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WArBQQsHK5\">https:\/\/t.co\/WArBQQsHK5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1537092938425061376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The quip was met with laughter from the assembled people in the room.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, said he cast his ballot for the first Mexican-born congresswoman, Mayra Flores, who emerged victorious in Tuesday\u2019s special election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI voted for Mayra Flores \u2013 first time I ever voted Republican. Massive red wave in 2022,\u201d Musk\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536973965394157569\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flores on Tuesday defeated the leading Democratic candidate\u00a0for an open congressional seat in a historically blue region of South Texas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-04-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Musk also said he voted for Mayra Flores, the first-ever Mexican-born member of Congress.\" class=\"wp-image-22673342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/elon-musk-mayra-flores-ron-desantis-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk also said he voted for Mayra Flores, the first-ever Mexican-born member of Congress.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She garnered about 51% of the vote to top Dan Sanchez, who received 43% of the vote with all precincts reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over 100 years, we have been taken for granted,\u201d she told her supporters after the win. \u201cI will show you what real representation looks like. I will represent all people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After revealing his vote for Flores, Musk confirmed his plans to vote for Republican hopeful DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>The governor and potential presidential candidate\u00a0sparked controversy\u00a0after signing\u00a0in March the Parental Rights in Education bill, which liberal and left-wing critics have derisively referred to as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law.<\/p>\n<p>One fan questioned if Musk would ever consider voting for tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI supported Yang last time, but DeSantis has a better chance of winning,\u201d Musk\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536977864561766402\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0in response.<\/p>\n<p>Yang\u00a0dropped out of last year\u2019s New York City mayoral race\u00a0after results\u00a0showed him in a distant fourth place\u00a0in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is the favorite to emerge victorious in November\u2019s re-election, which he could then use as momentum for a 2024 run.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1536977611313844224\">follow-up tweet<\/a>, Musk revealed plans to create a \u201cSuper Moderate Super PAC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a fan asked him if his \u201cpolitical donations will be evenly spread out,\u201d Musk responded on Twitter, \u201cI\u2019m thinking of creating a \u2018Super Moderate Super PAC\u2019 that supports candidates with centrist views from all parties.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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