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[Global Times Report] According to a report by British Sky News on the 16th, Musk responded on the 16th to a report in the Wall Street Journal that "American entrepreneur Elon Musk plans to donate about 45 million US dollars a month to organizations that help former US President Trump's campaign."

Sky News mentioned that the Wall Street Journal reported on the 16th that Musk said he plans to donate about $45 million a month to a political action committee supporting Trump's presidential campaign to help Trump get into the White House. The Wall Street Journal also said that the committee is called the "American Political Action Committee."

Sky News reported that the Wall Street Journal shared a link to the report on the social platform X on the 16th, and Musk later posted a picture in the comment section with the caption "fake wildebeest". In response, Sky News said that Musk "seemed to deny" the Wall Street Journal report.

Musk posted a picture in the comment section with the caption "Fake Wildebeest"

According to Sky News on the 16th, the Wall Street Journal shared a link on social media X about the report "Musk said he plans to donate about $45 million a month to a political action committee supporting Trump." Musk later posted a picture in the comment section.

Regarding Musk's comment, one netizen wrote, "So, is this true or false?"↓

The picture shows the relevant comments of netizens

According to reports from CNN and other media, Trump received enough party delegates at the Republican National Convention on July 15 local time and was officially nominated as the Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 US presidential election. This will be Trump's third time running for the US presidential election on behalf of the Republican Party after defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 and losing to current US President Biden in 2020.

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Musk expresses "full support for Trump": Secret Service leadership must resign

After Trump was shot, someone reminded Musk to be extra careful.

On July 14, Musk responded: "Two people have tried to kill me in the past eight months. They were arrested about 20 minutes' drive from Tesla headquarters in Texas. They were armed with guns."

After Trump was shot, Musk said: I fully support Trump

According to the Daily Economic News, on July 13, local time, a shooting occurred at a campaign rally held by former US President and 2024 Republican candidate Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. A 20-year-old man fired up to eight bullets from an AR-style rifle from a building about 180 to 275 meters (200 to 300 yards) away from Trump, one of which passed by Trump's ear. The case was identified by the FBI as an attempted assassination, resulting in one death and two serious injuries.

The FBI said in the early morning of the 14th that the gunman in the attack on Trump was Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, who was a registered Republican in the United States. The motive for the crime has not yet been confirmed. The agency said the investigation is still ongoing, and its spokesman said it was "surprising" that the gunman was able to fire so many bullets.

According to CCTV News, after the shooting at the rally, the White House said that US President Biden had a phone call with Trump.

The Trump campaign issued a statement after the shooting at the rally, saying that Trump is currently in stable condition and will continue to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 15th local time. It is reported that Trump has been discharged from the hospital.

Trump posted on his social media platform that he was shot in the upper part of his right ear and felt like the bullet went through his skin. But it is not clear what the gunman was like. Pennsylvania State Police previously said that Trump was not hit by a bullet, but by glass fragments. These fragments are said to have come from the teleprompter that was hit by the bullet.

After receiving the news, US President Biden said he was glad to hear that Trump was safe and in good condition. He thanked the Secret Service for sending Trump to the hospital safely. The United States will not tolerate such violence. On the same day, US President Biden's campaign team announced that all of Biden's upcoming outings would be suspended and all TV campaign ads would be removed as soon as possible.

It is worth mentioning that Musk spoke out after the shooting at Trump’s campaign rally.

On the 14th local time, billionaire and Tesla CEO Musk posted on social media, "I fully support President Trump and hope he (Trump) recovers soon." He also said, "The last time the United States had such a strong candidate was Theodore Roosevelt."

Musk expresses support for Trump

Musk later said, "The Director of the Secret Service and the leaders of this security force should resign."

Musk also said the Secret Service director should resign

Trump's chances of winning rise to 71%

According to Politico, many congressional Republicans predict that the shooting at Trump's rally will consolidate voters' support for him and inspire more voter bases in November, paving the way for Trump to return to the White House. "President Trump survived the attack, which means he just won the election," said Derek Van Orden, a Republican from Wisconsin.

"This will excite the voter base more than anything else. You know - he (Trump) is waving his fists and doesn't want to leave. He's yelling, fight, fight, fight! That will be our slogan," Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett said in an interview with foreign media.

The experience of the US election shows that whoever wins the swing states wins the White House. In the 2024 election, Trump is significantly ahead in the polls in the seven major swing states. Pennsylvania, where the shooting took place, is also one of the seven major swing states, and Trump is currently leading by about 4 points in the state.

Trump's approval rating chart Image: New York Times

Sun Bingyan, an expert on American issues at the University of International Relations, said in an interview with the Daily Economic News that "in the short term, Trump may gain some sympathy points. In the long run, the impact of this incident is not significant. It is worth noting that there are about 10,000 people where the shooting took place, and these people are Trump's basic supporters. So, I am skeptical about whether Pennsylvania will change its attitude towards Trump because of the shooting."

Reporters noticed that after escaping the assassination, Trump's chances of winning on the US political gambling website PredictIt immediately soared. In addition, the price of Bitcoin, which is regarded as one of the "Trump trades" in the industry, quickly rose above $60,000 and was recently traded at $60,236.3. Trump had previously claimed to support cryptocurrencies.

PredictIt website data shows that Trump's chances of winning have increased significantly after escaping assassination. Image source: PredictIt

The "2024 US Election" forecast of the prediction platform Polymarket shows that as of 11:10 Beijing time on July 14, Trump's chance of winning is 71%, while Biden's is only 16%.

Trump's chances of winning have risen to 71%. Image source: Polymarket website

In Sun Bingyan's view, "the polarization of the US presidential election is now obvious, and no event will easily shake the attitudes of voters on both sides." Regarding the change in attitudes within the Republican Party, Sun Bingyan believes that "moderates within the Republican Party or factions that have an ambiguous attitude towards Trump during the primary election may be affected. One notable phenomenon is that after Trump was assassinated, Musk came out to support Trump. Next, the Trump team may contact more Republicans who were previously hesitant. Now that Trump is sympathized with and has national support, they may announce their endorsement in such a good atmosphere."

“This could help Trump consolidate moderate support within the Republican Party.