John Hardin Young, an adjunct professor of election law at William and Mary School of Law, argues that Musk is “vote buying” in a targeted manner. He says Musk is supporting Trump under the guise of “supporting these petitions for First and Second amendment rights and registering to vote.”

Billionaire and "X" owner Elon Musk has said his social media platform must remain "politically neutral" in how it treats both the left and the right. But as a private citizen, Musk has his own views,

Mr. Musk, a megadonor, had flummoxed some Trump advisers by previously declining to write a “super max” check directly to the former president’s campaign.