'Donald Trump Must Win': Elon Musk Rallies At Site Of Failed Assassination Bid On Ex-US President | Watch

Billionaire Elon Musk took the stage at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler Saturday — three months after the first assassination attempt on the former US president’s life there — where he offered his support for the Republican candidate and urged people to register to vote.

Dressed in all black and wearing a custom “Make America Great Again” hat, Musk declared, “Trump must win to preserve the Constitution and democracy in America.” He stressed the urgency of voter registration, urging attendees to mobilise others to register before the upcoming election on November 5. “If they don’t, this will be the last election,” he warned, drawing loud cheers from the crowd of over 20,000.

‘Dark MAGA’

Trump defiantly returned Saturday to the site of a campaign rally where an assassin’s bullet almost killed him in July, questioning whether his opponents were responsible and declaring he would “never quit.” “Exactly 12 weeks ago this evening, on this very ground, a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me,” the Republican candidate told tens of thousands of supporters after taking the stage behind bulletproof glass.

During his speech, Musk slammed US President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party while praising Trump. Referencing Trump’s experience during the assassination attempt, Musk lauded the former US president, saying, “You know, the true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire.” Musk’s comments were met with enthusiastic applause as he reinforced his commitment to Trump’s campaign, humorously identifying himself as “Dark MAGA.”

“If Donald Trump doesn’t win, the Democratic Party will legalize so many illegals that there will be no swing states! America will become a single-party socialist state, just like what happened in California, where they made requiring voter ID illegal,” Musk said in a post on X. The Tesla CEO then changed his profile picture on X to show him sporting a MAGA hat.

The rousing support for Trump during the Butler rally underlined Musk’s growing political engagement and financial support for Republican initiatives, according to the New York Post. The Tesla CEO recently contributed $289,100 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and has been vocal about his political stance on social media.

The event also featured Trump vowing to work with Musk to reach Mars if elected again. The atmosphere was charged with emotion as several attendees from the July incident returned to show their support for both Trump and Musk. Much has changed since Trump’s last visit to Butler, when he was riding high in polls after crushing Biden in a TV debate.

Barely a week after the failed assassination bid, the presidential race was turned on its head when Biden dropped out and was replaced as the Democratic nominee by Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris has clawed back the poll deficit and the seismic events in Butler that had threatened to unleash chaos were largely overtaken. Trump’s rally appeared aimed at recovering the momentum as a bruising campaign enters its final phase.