Elon Musk, an American entrepreneur who has had a falling out with U.S. President Donald Trump, has taken new actions. On August 10 and 11 local time, Musk posted multiple times on social media supporting Trump's announcement to deploy the National Guard to Washington D.C.
Previously, Musk had a falling out with Trump over the "Big and Beautiful" tax and spending bill and announced the establishment of a new political party, "The America Party." However, as of now, The America Party has not yet been registered. Recent donation records also show that Musk is still a major donor to the Republican Party.
In Musk's latest post on the 11th, he shared a video speech by Trump on restoring security in Washington and commented "Well said." In the video, Trump stated that his father told him that if he saw a restaurant door was dirty, he should not go in, "because a dirty door means a dirty kitchen, and if our capital is dirty, the whole country is dirty."
Earlier, Musk responded to a post from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller about Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington D.C., commenting "Making American cities safe and beautiful must start with our capital."
On the 11th, Trump announced the deployment of 800 National Guard soldiers to assist Washington D.C. in restoring law and order and public safety. Previously, Trump also announced that the Washington Police Department would be placed under direct federal jurisdiction and declared a public safety emergency in Washington D.C. National Guard soldiers are expected to arrive in Washington D.C. in the coming weeks, and the federal government's takeover of the Washington Police Department is expected to last 30 days.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has repeatedly criticized violent crimes and homeless people in Washington D.C., blaming the Democratic mayor for poor governance. At the beginning of this month, a former member of the "Department of Government Efficiency" was attacked by a group of teenagers in Washington, resulting in a concussion. Subsequently, Trump condemned the crime situation in Washington as completely out of control and announced measures to restore security and appearance in Washington.
On the 10th, just after Trump posted about restoring Washington, Musk quickly shared the relevant post and commented "Very good."
In addition to supporting Trump's decision to restore Washington, Musk also left a comment on a talk show hosted by U.S. Vice President Jams Vance, praising Vance as a "good person."
Last weekend, Vance gave Musk advice in another interview. He pointed out that Musk's falling out with Trump was a "mistake," noting that Musk's relationship with the White House is complex now.
Vance admitted that Musk provided support for the 2024 presidential election, and now Musk can no longer turn to support the Democratic left wing. "They (left-wing parties) don't want you (Musk) back, it's too late," Vance said. He hopes that Musk's tense relationship with the White House will ease, and everything will "return to normal" by next mid-term elections.
After falling out with Trump, Musk announced on July 5 on social media that the new political party "The America Party" was established on that day. However, as of now, Musk has not taken any action to formally register the America Party, and there have been no recent mentions of the America Party on social media.
Data on campaign donations disclosed by the U.S. Federal Election Commission on July 31 also showed that on June 27, which was after Musk publicly broke up with Trump, he still donated $5 million each to three political action committees supporting the Republican Party, including the MAGA Inc. committee supporting Trump. This means that even though Musk had verbal clashes with Trump, he still donated $15 million to Trump and the Republican Party, continuing to sit as the top donor to the Republican Party.
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