Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump (right).
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republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would be interviewed Monday night Muskrunning billionaire Tesla and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.
The former president’s planned meeting with Musk comes after Democratic presidential nominee and Vice-President Kamala Harris choose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Previously, investigations into the pro-Trump political action committee Musk said he founded were also disclosed.
“I will be conducting a major interview with Elon Musk on Monday night – stay tuned for details!” Trump wrote in an article published on “Truth Social”.
CNBC has asked Musk for comment.
on Monday, North Carolina State Board of Elections The company has launched an investigation into America PAC, which Musk claims to be, after receiving complaints that the group was collecting personal data from website users and failing to help users register to vote as promised, the company told CNBC. A political action committee he created.
The practices of the U.S. Political Action Committee, which supports Trump’s campaign, have also drawn attention from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the Michigan Secretary of State.
Musk is also the owner of social media company X, formerly known as Twitter When a company is publicly owned. Trump had been an avid Twitter user for years before the site banned his account after a group of his supporters incited the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The ban was lifted after Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion.
Despite this, Trump has used Truth Social in his social media messages. The company is owned by Trump Mediaa public company whose majority shareholder is the former president.
—Additional reporting by CNBC Lola Kolodny.
