Because the election attracts nearer, increasingly celebrities appear to be having a pop at Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk. First Cardi B, and now Stephen King.
The horror author — who has already sparred with Musk on a number of events — took to the Musk-owned X (previously Twitter) on Sunday evening, accusing the tech billionaire of spreading misinformation forward of the election.
“The Musk-man has posted 3,000 instances on Twitter within the final month,” wrote King on X. “Most are pro-Trump disinformation and outright lies. Keep in mind, he has pores and skin within the sport. Contemplate his posts accordingly.”
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In fact, King’s proper about Musk having “pores and skin within the sport”. Musk publicly endorsed Trump on X in July, has donated hundreds of thousands to a Trump Tremendous PAC to assist along with his re-election, has appeared himself at Trump rallies, and provided million-dollar swing state payouts to Trump voters.
On X, he additionally recurrently posts full nonsense to his 200+ million followers. Musk has shared (and deleted) far proper pretend information, unfold a false rumor {that a} bomb had been discovered at a Trump rally, and his posts often obtain Neighborhood Notes debunking their accuracy. Musk allowed conspiracy theories to run rampant on the platform after Trump was shot at throughout a marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and to high all of it off, added pro-Trump icons for Trump hashtags on X.
Musk’s try at a retort to King’s assertion? Laughing concerning the creator counting up all his posts whereas saying nothing to dispute his claims.