Elon Musk, Who Once Queued For 6 Hours To Shake Obama's Hand, Explains Why He's Now Supporting Trump: 'My Track Record Has Been Moderate...'
Elon Musk, Who Once Queued For 6 Hours To Shake Obama's Hand, Explains Why He's Now Supporting Trump: 'My Track Record Has Been Moderate...'
On Monday, while speaking with Donald Trump, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk unveiled his political leanings, voicing support for the ex-President.
周一，特斯拉公司（纳斯达克：TSLA）首席执行官伊隆·马斯克在与特朗普概念交谈时透露了他的政治倾向，并支持了这位前总统。
What Happened: Toward the end of the conversation, which included several topics from the failed assassination attempt to immigration, AI, and electric vehicles, Musk shed light on his political orientation.
事件经过：在交谈的最后阶段，谈到了几个话题，包括未遂的暗杀事件、移民、人工智能和新能源车，马斯克揭示了他的政治取向。
The tech billionaire described himself as historically a moderate Democrat, saying that he has not been particularly political in the past.
这位科技亿万富翁称自己历来是一个温和派民主党人，并表示自己过去并不特别政治。
"They try to paint me as a far-right guy which is absurd because I like to make electric vehicles ... I supported Obama. I stood in line for six hours to shake Obama's hand," he stated.
他说道："他们试图把我描绘成一个极右的人，这是荒谬的，因为我喜欢制造新能源车……我支持奥巴马，我排队等了六个小时才能和他握手。"
The Tesla CEO continued by saying, he now believes the U.S. is at a critical juncture and urged those in the moderate camp to support Trump for president.
特斯拉CEO继续表示，现在他认为美国处于一个关键的时刻，并呼吁中间派支持特朗普竞选总统。"对于中间派的人们，我认为你们应该支持特朗普竞选总统，"他说道，此后这位前总统感谢他的支持。
"For the people out there in the moderate camp, I think you should support Donald Trump for president," he stated, after which the former President thanked him for his support.
为什么重要：由于遭到了一次大规模的分布式拒绝服务攻击，采访耗时44分钟。但观众数量创下了130万的历史最高纪录。
Why It Matters: The interview, which was delayed by 44 minutes due to a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, drew an unprecedented audience of over 1.3 million listeners.
与此同时，马斯克的政治倾向一直是一个话题，特别是考虑到他与政治人物的过去互动。
Meanwhile, Musk's political leanings have been a topic of speculation, especially considering his past interactions with political figures.
去年4月，马斯克回忆起与前美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马的唯一一次一对一会议，在会上他并没有谈论特斯拉或spacex(临时代码)。"我和奥巴马总统唯一一次的一对一会议并不是为了宣传特斯拉或spacex(临时代码)，而是为了推动人工智能监管。"他在当时说道。
Last year in April, Musk recalled his only one-on-one meeting with former U.S. President Barack Obama, during which he didn't talk about Tesla or SpaceX.
去年4月，马斯克回忆起他与前美国总统奥巴马的唯一一次一对一会见，在会见中，他没有谈论特斯拉或spacex。
"The only one one-on-one meeting I ever had with Obama as President I used not to promote Tesla or SpaceX but to encourage AI regulation," he stated at the time.
他当时表示：“我与奥巴马总统唯一的一次一对一会面，并不是用来推销特斯拉或 spacex，而是为了鼓励人工智能监管。”
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