Elon Musk backed President Trump amid his battle with California leaders over the immigration protests in Los Angeles on Sunday, simply days after the tech billionaire clashed with the president on social media.
In a publish on his social platform X on Sunday night, Musk shared a screenshot of a Fact Social publish from Trump, who slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) for his or her dealing with of the protests towards the latest federal immigration raids.
Whereas Musk didn’t embrace any private commentary within the publish, the resharing of Trump’s publish was a delicate signal of help for the president after their blowout late final week.
Musk additionally republished a publish from Vice President Vance, who wrote, “This moment calls for a decisive leadership. The president will not tolerate rioting and violence.”
Musk included two American flag emojis within the repost.
And in one other publish sharing an image of a protester on high of a automotive on hearth, Musk wrote, “This is not ok.”
The Tesla CEO’s posts resembled these he shared when serving as a particular authorities worker within the White Home, throughout which he used X to prop up the administration’s strikes.
The posts had been a stark distinction from Thursday, when Musk fired off dozens of posts bashing Trump’s spending and tax laws and later the president himself.
Musk appeared to delete a few of these posts over the weekend, together with one which claimed Trump was included within the Epstein recordsdata.
Trump signaled Friday he was completed with Musk after the blowup, however wished his former adviser properly. It’s unclear whether or not the 2 will reconcile sooner or later.
Musk’s posts got here as tensions ramped up in Los Angeles on Sunday evening after Trump deployed greater than 2,000 members of the Nationwide Guard to quell the demonstrations.
About 300 Nationwide Guard members had been already current on the bottom in Los Angeles by noon Sunday.
Protesters blocked off a significant freeway and set self-driving automobiles on hearth whereas legislation enforcement used rubber bullets and tear fuel on the crowds, The Related Press reported.
Protesters clashed with police, who made dozens of arrests. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell mentioned officers had been “overwhelmed” by the remaining protestors.
Newsom mentioned he’ll sue the Trump administration to problem the president’s federalizing of the California Nationwide Guard with out the state’s consent.
