A Musk check could be transformational for Trump's coffers. Worth recalling, though, that Musk first liked DeSantis –but didn't write a check. He then attended a Ramaswamy fundraiser –but didn't write a check. Of course potentially different now that Trump is effective nominee. https://t.co/JM0Jcrs6Dg
— Alexandra Ulmer (@AlexandraUlmer) March 6, 2024
The NYTimes, as expressed by Maggie Haberman, got themselves very excited about a possible Musk donation to TFG [gift link, if you’re that curious]. What could be more intriguing, to the political horse-race touts and their employers, than the collaboration of two such click-worth Giants of Our Media Age?
On the other hand, Teddy Schleifer’s job at Puck is to stand in proximity to people with large sums of money, agape at their every insight, occasionally murmuring ‘such riches‘. (This can backfire on his subjects — his multiple tales of pitiable friendless nerd Sam Bankman Fried under house arrest did SBF no favors — but I’ve never seen reason to suspect Schleifer of irony.)
If Teddy looks at the Musk / Trump encounter and is not dazzled by the dollars, I suspect there are, indeed, no donations immediately forthcoming:
I cover Silicon Valley political donors. I am very, very bearish on the notion that Elon will *actually* make a donation to any super PAC.
He loves to get people's expectations up.
Vivek's people were CERTAIN they were going to get big money from Elon. Nope.…
— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) March 6, 2024
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