Elon Musk says it’s time for Trump to “sail into the sunset”

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday that he thinks former President Donald Trump should “hang up his hat and sail into the sunset.”[ads1];

The celebrity boss wrote on Twitter, where Musk has more than 100 million followers, saying: “I do not hate the man, but it is time for Trump to hang up his hat and sail into the sunset. Dems should also stop the attack – Do not make it so that Trump’s only way to survive is to regain the presidency. “

A two-part committee in the House is conducting public hearings to present the first findings of a years-long investigation into the January 6, 2021 uprising at the US Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters. The panel’s next public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning.

This weekend, Trump called Elon Musk a “bulls — artist” and claimed that Musk said he voted for Trump in previous talks between the two men. But Musk tweeted to deny that claim and hit back at Trump Monday night.

The Tesla boss previously said that his first vote for a Republican was for Mayra Flores, the winner of a special election in South Texas in June.

Last month, Musk also revealed that he “leaned” against voting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he were to run for president in 2024.

Musk’s comments about Trump came after a tense day for his businesses.

SpaceX, his reusable rocket launcher, conducted a ground test of a rocket booster that ended in an unexpected explosion in Boca Chica, Texas.

Musk also faced a legal challenge from Twitter on Monday, after trying to terminate an earlier agreement he entered into to buy the social network for $ 54.20 per share. Twitter says his basis for terminating the agreement was “invalid and incorrect”.

Musk’s electric car maker Tesla saw shares fall on Monday after Shanghai increased mass testing for Covid after reports of two dozen new cases there. The testing raised fears of a resurgence and several shutdowns, which in turn could hamper Tesla’s factory operations in China.